Teen Sentenced for Hammer Attack at School

Thomas Wei Huang, a 17-year-old from Malaysia, has been publicly identified after a judge lifted a reporting restriction following his life sentence for attacking two sleeping students and a teacher with hammers at Blundell's School in Devon. Huang, who was 16 at the time of the attack, claimed he was sleepwalking and pleaded not guilty to attempted murder by reason of insanity, but the jury found him guilty of three counts of attempted murder. The attack, which occurred shortly before 1 am on June 9, 2022, resulted in severe injuries, including skull fractures and internal bleeding for the victims. During sentencing, Mrs Justice Cutts emphasized that Huang had planned the attack, possessed the hammers in preparation for a 'zombie apocalypse,' and posed a significant risk to the public. He was sentenced to life detention with a minimum term of 12 years. Both survivors of the attack continue to live with long-term physical and neurological consequences.