Boy, 17, denies three charges of attempted murder at Devon boarding school

Boy, 17, denies three charges of attempted murder at Devon boarding school

Exeter crown court hears how boy, then 16, attacked two fellow pupils and a staff member with a hammer

A 16-year-old boy attempted to murder two fellow pupils at a private school as they slept in their boarding-house beds by hitting them repeatedly with a claw hammer, a jury has heard.

The boy, who cannot be named, had “fermented” a plan to kill the pair, who were 16 and 15 at the time, the jury at Exeter crown court was told.

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