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Man Sentenced In GW University Hammer Attack

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A man from the United Kingdom has been sentenced to five years in prison for beating a student with a hammer in a restroom on the campus of George Washington University.

Mohammed Niazi, 46, was convicted in August of assault with a dangerous weapon and other offenses. He was sentenced Friday in D.C. Superior Court.

According to evidence presented at trial, on Oct. 9, 2009, Niazi went into a bathroom in Duques Hall, an academic building on GW's campus.

Prosecutors say Niazi began beating a man on the head with a metal hammer. He escaped and was identified by surveillance video.

Authorities say Niazi left the U.S. two days later. He was arrested April 4 in Panama.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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