Three people, including two pupils, have been injured in a serious assault at a private school in Devon.
Police were called at around 1am on Friday 9 June to a building on the site of Blundell’s School in Tiverton, Devon following reports of a serious assault.
Three people, including two pupils, had been assaulted and suffered multiple serious injuries. They were taken to hospital for treatment.
A 16-year-old boy from Tiverton has been arrested on suspicion of three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and remains in police custody. It is not clear if the child is a pupil at the school.
Headteacher Bart Wielenga described the attack as an ‘isolated incident’.
In a letter to parents and guardians he said there would be a police presence the area for ‘some time’.
