By Amanda Williams Kris Bradley, 23, has been jailed for attempted murder of Matthew Probert after he attacked him with a claw hammer A man who smashed a promising rugby player’s skull with a claw hammer so hard that bone splinters embedded into his brain, laughed and saluted to his friends as he was jailed for attempted murder today. Matthew Probert, 21, was left with 'life-changing' injuries after he was attacked by Kris Bradley, 23, after he accidentally bumped into him in a bar. Bradley was today jailed for 18 years, three of which will be served on licence, at Birmingham Crown Court.
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Matthew Probert, 21, hit with such force bone splinters embedded in brain
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Kris Bradley, 23, found guilty attacking Mr Probert  in Lincoln last year
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Bradley today jailed for 18 years, three of which will be served on licence
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