Blundells School 'zombie apocalypse' hammer attacker Thomas Wei Huang unmasked by judge

Thomas Wei Huang was convicted connected 3 counts of attempted execution successful June aft helium attacked the 2 students successful their slumber with a hammer astatine Blundells School successful Tiverton, Devon

A nationalist schoolboy who attacked 2 sleeping students and a teacher with hammers astatine Blundells School successful Devon tin present beryllium named arsenic 17-year-old schoolboy Thomas Wei Huang aft an bid preventing his recognition was lifted by a judge.

Huang was convicted connected 3 counts of attempted execution successful June aft helium attacked the 2 students successful their slumber with a hammer astatine Blundells School successful Tiverton, Devon. At Exeter Crown Court past month, the teen was detained for beingness with a minimum of 12 years aft being recovered blameworthy of attempted murder.

The proceedings astatine Exeter Crown Court heard him assertion helium was sleepwalking erstwhile a schoolhouse housemaster said helium was acceptable upon by the teen. Henry Roffe-Silvester said helium was dormant successful his quarters connected June 9 erstwhile helium was awoken by noises from the boarding location - wherever students enactment during word clip - and went to investigate, but was acceptable upon by the teenager, who was wearing conscionable his boxer shorts.

The two-month proceedings heard that helium was "on a mission" to support himself from a zombie apocalypse erstwhile helium carried retired the attack.

The tribunal heard that the teen had equipped himself with 3 claw hammers and waited for the 2 boys to beryllium dormant earlier attacking them. The 2 pupils were dormant successful cabin-style beds successful 1 of the co-ed school's boarding houses erstwhile the suspect climbed up and attacked them conscionable earlier 1am. Mr Roffe-Silvester went to investigate, and upon entering the bedroom, wherever the onslaught happened, helium spotted a silhouetted fig lasting successful the room.

The fig past turned toward him and repeatedly struck him implicit the caput with a hammer. The 2 boys attacked by the teen suffered skull fractures, injuries to their ribs, spleens, a punctured lung and interior bleeding. Mr Roffe-Silvester suffered six blows to his head.

The tribunal heard that different pupil fleeing his chamber had heard shouting and swearing and called 999, believing an intruder had breached into the boarding quarters. The 2 boys were discovered successful their beds a fewer minutes later. The 2 boys are surviving with the "long-term consequences" of the onslaught but person nary representation of the incident.

The teen has accepted carrying retired the attacks but told the assemblage helium had nary recollection of them taking place, claiming to person fallen dormant connected the evening of June 8 and awaking to spot the blood-covered room. He told the court: “I retrieve being successful the room. The country was covered successful blood. What I could spot was blood. I didn’t perceive anything. I retrieve walking retired to the corridor.”

One adept called astatine trial, Dr John O’Reilly, said helium did not judge the lad was dormant due to the fact that a sleepwalker does not initiate unit due to the fact that it is triggered by sound oregon touch. Giving evidence, the lad said helium kept 2 hammers by his furniture “for protection” from the “zombie apocalypse”.

During proceedings, Huang said: “I consciousness precise terribly atrocious for each 3 individuals due to the fact that of what I did to them. I consciousness precise atrocious for everyone, the families and themselves.”

Speaking aft the sentencing, Detective Inspector Dave Egan said: “This was an unprovoked onslaught connected 2 schoolboys arsenic they slept successful their beds. The assaults were some brutal and savage and I person nary uncertainty that his intent was to kill. Our detectives worked tirelessly to beryllium that the offender had so been afloat conscious erstwhile committing this horrendous attack, which had been months successful the planning.”