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A MAN who almost killed four children, assaulting them with a hammer before deliberately driving his car into a stone wall, has been jailed for life, with a 28-year tariff. The children, who were aged eight, seven, 21 months and nine-months old at the time of the incident, were all left with either serious or life-threatening injuries, with one child still in hospital almost six months on. Owen Peter Scott, of Heather Road, Fawley, Hampshire, appeared before Sheffield Court on Thursday February 15, where he was jailed for four counts of attempted murder, after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing. He was jailed for a total of 28-years with a requirement to serve a minimum of 14. Scott, 29, was arrested in August last year after an off-duty officer witnessed him drive his car into a wall in Four Lane Ends, Oxspring, making no attempt to stop or brake. Analysis of the car afterwards estimated that Scott was travelling at around 92mph when the car hit the wall, with the brakes only being applied after the collision.
The children, most of who were not wearing seat belts, were rescued from the car as quickly as possible by officers and staff from both the ambulance and fire service. However, it soon became apparent that the horrific injuries they had sustained, were not consistent with a collision, as Detective Chief Inspector David Stopford explains: “The scene, when officers first attended, was so horrific that they were astounded to find the children were alive. “A blood-stained hammer was found in the car as officers were rescuing the children and it soon became clear that the injuries they had suffered, were consistent with this rather than the collision. “The children were all left with serious head injuries, some of which included numerous skull fractures and bleeding to the brain. Medical experts said that their injuries were consistent with being hit with a blunt object – most likely the hammer found in the car.” Scott had travelled from Hampshire with the children overnight, with his reasons for coming to Barnsley still unknown. He was
arrested at the scene for driving offences, but later those charges were upgraded to four counts of attempted murder following the discovery of the hammer and the extent of the injuries. DCI Stopford said: “This has been without doubt, one of the most harrowing cases I’ve worked on, the ordeal those young children were subjected to was utterly horrendous and I’m pleased that Scott has today been jailed for a significant length of time. “Three of the four children are now recovering at home with their family. One of the children, a seven-year-old girl, is still receiving treatment in hospital today but we are hopeful she will soon be able to be at home with her family and her siblings. “I’d like to praise and thank the efforts of everyone who attended the scene that day and who has worked on the case. In particular, I’d also like to thank the medical staff at Sheffield Children’s Hospital and staff at Leeds General Infirmary for the care and treatment they provided and who were very helpful with providing early evidence to us.”
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