Schoolboy hurt in hammer attack

Last Modified: 12 Jan 2007
By: Sue Turton

Police are questioning eight men after a schoolboy was beaten with a hammer in a playground attack.

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Angry parents confronted a head-teacher in Swindon this morning claiming racism was rife in a school where a pupil was attacked with a hammer.

A fifteen-year-old white boy was left lying in a pool of blood after he was set upon yesterday afternoon by a gang who are believed to be Asian.

After the attack, which was witnessed by up to a hundred schoolchildren, eight youths were arrested by police and are still being questioned. The victim, who has not been named suffered head injuries but is now in a stable condition in hospital.

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