The Wolverhampton machete attack occurred at St Luke's Church of England infants' school, on 8 July 1996.
A man described as being in his mid-30s with a slight build[4] whom parents had seen hanging around the bushes[1] prior to the attack, jumped over a fence surrounding the children's play area and pulled out a large machete.
[4] As parents attempted to distract and stop the attacker, he calmly[4] began slashing the machete indiscriminately at the adults and children.
[4] The following day, after hours of searching the area, police arrested 32-year-old Horrett Irving Campbell in connection with the attack.
[7] Potts underwent several surgeries to repair the damage suffered in the attack, and received an initial award of £49,000 by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel, which was increased on 10 November 2001 to £68,000.