A 44-year-old teaching assistant has been awarded thousands of pounds in compensation after an attack by one of her students left her on crutches and in 'chronic pain'.

Aleksandra Aukett sued the London Borough of Hillingdon, the local authority responsible for overseeing the school at which she was teaching, this week after the incident in 2017 saw a five-year-old 'punch, pinch and kick' her.