Chloe West case judge praises have-a-go hero

A hero teenager has been praised by a judge for saving the life of a girl who was victim to a "vicious and frenzied" attack as she walked to school in the Black Country.

Chloe West, aged 14, was stabbed 20 times in an attack by 18-year-old Samuel Gayzer-Tomlinson, who was today starting a 13-year sentence after admitting attempted murder and unlawful wounding.

She was only saved when 16-year-old Ben Hudson ignored the threat to his own safety and rugby tackled Gayzer-Tomlinson to the ground.

Ben suffered cuts to his hands from the eight-inch kitchen knife being wielded by the attacker, who planned the attack after his victim spurned his advances, the court heard.