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Port Talbot head teacher jailed for attacking deputy with wrench
Anthony Felton's attack was motivated by jealousy and "entirely without precedent", a judge says.www.bbc.co.uk
A head teacher attacked his deputy with a wrench after being hit by "overwhelming sexual jealousy" due to a love triangle at the school.
Anthony Felton, 54, admitted attempted grievous bodily harm with intent after the attack at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Comprehensive in Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, on 5 March.
Richard Pyke, 51, was treated for minor injuries in hospital after Felton sought him out and attacked him from behind.
Felton, of Penyrheol Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, was sentenced to two years and four months on Friday and Judge Paul Thomas KC said he suspected a head teacher attacking his deputy was "entirely without precedent".
The court heard Felton was distressed after finding out he was the father of a fellow teacher's child and had recently discovered Mr Pyke was in a relationship with the same teacher.
In a victim impact statement, Mr Pyke told the court Felton, whom he trusted completely, brought a metal wrench into his office and rained a "number of blows" on him.
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Not trying to hijack the thread, but it reminded me of the British "school violence" story that broke today
But yeah, OP is pretty shocking. Principal made it worse fighting back, looked to be under control the minute that other adult stepped in, but nah. He was having none of it.
This happened locally to me. The video us crazy. Sidenote - when I was around 14 our headmaster (lovely guy but turned out to be embezzling the school and having an affair with a teacher) casually left campus at lunch, walked 10mins up the road to the nearest primary school to have a seemingly pre-arranged public fight with their headmaster who was the husband of the teacher he was fucking. Casual. I would've loved to have seen the fight. Needless to say he didn't come back.
I bet their dads will give em all a real stern talking-to when they get home.
Dad's? That is highly presumptuous. Naive even.