Boy accused over school hammer attack in Devon says he was "sleepwalking"

A student accused of carrying out a hammer attack at a public school has told a jury he has no memory of the incident and was sleepwalking at the time.

The 16-year-old was wearing just his boxer shorts when he attacked two boys and a housemaster at Blundell's School in Tiverton, Devon, the court was told.

Exeter Crown Court heard that the teenager, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had armed himself with three claw hammers.

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