Teenager detained for 12 years minimum for attempted murder at private Blundell’s school in Devon
A teenager who attacked two sleeping students and a teacher with hammers at a private school in Devon has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 12 years after being found guilty of attempted murder.
The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was armed with three claw hammers and waited for the two boys to be asleep before attacking them at Blundell’s school in Tiverton, Exeter crown court heard.
He was wearing just his boxer shorts and used weapons he had collected to prepare for a “zombie apocalypse”, the court was told.
So rich kid with (probably) autism attacks two other rich kids in their…. Cabins (?) while wearing only his underwear with hammers and also a teacher that came to help. He claims he was sleepwalking. Badly injures them, gets minimum 12-life for the attack.
Every part of that story is wild.
That’s not for a judge to determine.
Edit: While the above statement remains true, reporting elsewhere shows:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c781p92vdyko
Sloppy journalism from The Guardian here.
What makes you think that’s not the judge just reading a medical professional’s opinion?
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Did the judge actually determine it, or did the judge just relay information given to them by someone else?
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Aww, bless :)
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Was the teacher also part of the underwear that the boy was wearing?