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A teacher in England is on for attacking a teenage student with a dumbbell. Peter Harvey, 50, is facing charges of murder for the attack, which took place in July, 2009. The student, who cannot be for legal reasons, suffered a fractured skull and cuts to his face. The boy, then 14, was hit on the head with the 3kg weight. He was left unconscious and to hospital. Students who witnessed the attack said Harvey’s anger seemed to give him power. They told the court that he was screaming, “die, die, die” as he was hitting the youngster. Harvey attempted murder but has admitted causing serious bodily harm. The case is a huge talking point teachers and students in England.

The media reports the boy was a troublemaker in the class. He has a long record of lessons. The court heard the boy received a disciplinary nine times last year. Reports are he would try to make Mr Harvey angry and then use his mobile phone to take videos of him. He then mailed the video around the school. The bad behaviour caused Harvey to take time off work with health problems. He told a he wanted to harm someone. A counsellor told him he was too and needed to let his anger out. The judge asked the boy he thought it was funny to try to make a teacher angry who had been off ill. The boy : "There was nothing funny about him. What was funny was we were just having a good time with our friends."