Lisa Potts
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Lisa Potts, GM (married name Webb) is a former nursery teacher who was injured in 1996 while protecting children in her St Luke's Primary School class in Wolverhampton, West Midlands from a machete attack by a paranoid schizophrenic. Her arm was almost severed in the attack and four children were injured.[1] She was awarded the George Medal and her attacker, Horrett Campbell, was subsequently jailed for life.[2]
She suffered severe scarring, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder and was awarded £49,000 compensation more than four years after the attack.[3] The level of compensation was widely criticised as inadequate, especially compared to high libel payouts around the same time.
On 11 April 2006, she lent her medal to the people of her home city for display in the Mayor's Parlour.[4]
She is now married to a police officer, Dave Webb, and they have two sons, Alfie and Jude.
