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| Hammer attack man refused damages | Hammer attack man refused damages |
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| A teenager who was left brain damaged in a hammer attack at his school has lost his High Court battle for compensation. | A teenager who was left brain damaged in a hammer attack at his school has lost his High Court battle for compensation. |
| Henry Webster, 18, had taken legal action against Ridgeway School in Wroughton, Wiltshire, where he was assaulted by a gang in 2007. | Henry Webster, 18, had taken legal action against Ridgeway School in Wroughton, Wiltshire, where he was assaulted by a gang in 2007. |
| The school denied being negligent as the attack happened after school hours. | The school denied being negligent as the attack happened after school hours. |
| Thirteen teenagers and a man were convicted for their part in the assault and jailed last year. | Thirteen teenagers and a man were convicted for their part in the assault and jailed last year. |
| Reasonable care | |
| At London's High Court in October, Mr Webster claimed there was a negligent failure by the school, which denied liability, to maintain proper discipline and deal with racial tension. | |
| His mother Elizabeth, 14-year-old brother Joseph, and stepfather Roger Durnford, of Beranburh Field, Wroughton, were also seeking compensation for the trauma of witnessing his injuries but their claims will now also fail. | |
| In his ruling, Mr Justice Nicol said the school did not breach its duty to take reasonable care to keep Mr Webster reasonably safe while on its premises. | |
| Mr Webster was 15 when he was repeatedly punched, kicked and hit with the sharp end of a claw hammer. | Mr Webster was 15 when he was repeatedly punched, kicked and hit with the sharp end of a claw hammer. |
| He suffered three skull fractures. | He suffered three skull fractures. |