Teacher 'completely lost it' in school attack, Nicky Campbell tells court

BBC broadcaster Nicky Campbell has testified in court that a teacher from a private school in Edinburgh violently attacked him during a "complete frenzy" in the 1970s. Mr Campbell, 65, recounted the terrifying incident while providing evidence during an examination of facts hearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday and Thursday.

He accused Colin Turner, 92, of violently assaulting him while he was a pupil at the Edinburgh Academy. The attack, which occurred between 1970 and 1982, allegedly involved Turner slapping, hitting, dragging, and shaking Campbell before pushing him to the ground with his foot. Campbell described the attack as "traumatic" and stated that it was "one of the worst things that ever happened to me."

The court heard that another former teacher, David Bourne, 72, faces two charges of assault for incidents said to have taken place in the late 1970s. However, both Turner and Bourne are deemed medically unfit to stand trial and a sheriff is currently examining evidence to determine if there are grounds for conviction. Campbell testified that he did not report the incident to the police at the time because doing so would have been the "nuclear option."