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Teen attacked sleeping pupils with hammer

A 17-year-old public schoolboy attempted to kill two students and a teacher with a claw hammer to prepare for a "zombie apocalypse," as revealed in court.
The teenager, now 16, claims he was sleepwalking during the assaults.
The defendant, who tried to murder the individuals with a hammer, denies three charges of attempted murder.

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somersetcountygazette.co.uk

Teenager attacked two students and a teacher with hammers, court told

A 16-year-old wearing just his boxer shorts and claimed he was sleepwalking attacked the two boys and the housemaster at Blundell’s School, a…

11 months ago·Somerset, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Schoolboy 'tried to beat sleeping students to death with a hammer', court told

A public schoolboy was "on a mission" to protect himself from a "zombie apocalypse" when he tried to kill two sleeping students by attacking them with a claw hammer, a court has been told.

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Sun

Teen 'tried to kill 2 pupils at school with hammer bought for zombie apocalypse'

A TEEN tried to kill two pupils at a public school with a hammer he had bought for the “zombie apocalypse”, a jury heard today. The lad, 17, who cannot be named, claimed he was “sleepwalking” when he launched his attack. A teenager, who cannot be named, allegedly tried to attack two pupils with a hammer at Blundell’s School in Tiverton, DevonNews Group Newspapers Ltd Two of the victims, then aged 16 and 15, were taken to hospital in life-threate…

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Teen 'attacks two sleeping pupils with hammer then tries to kill teacher at private boarding school'

Two teenage victims had their skulls smashed in after the boy, 16, attacked them in their beds at Blundell's School in Tiverton, Devon, leaving them with life-changing injuries, a court heard

11 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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