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Fatima Al Najjar demonstrates how high Spence lifted the hammer.
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Ohoud Al Najjar lost her left eye in the attack and was also left severely brain damaged. The Al Najjar family
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The hammer used by Philip Spence to batter the sisters. Courtesy London’s Metropolitan Police
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Spence had his jail term extended to 27 years. AP Photo / Metropolitan Police
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Khulood Al Najjar was in London with her three daughters. Delores Johnson / The National
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The Cumberland Hotel in central London where the three women from the UAE were attacked in their room. Andrew Cowie / AFP
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Spence was caught on CCTV entering the Cumberland Hotel on the night of the attack. London’s Metropolitan Police
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The Cumberland Hotel in central London. AFP
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Spence seen riding the upper deck of a route N16 bus on April 6, the night of the attack. Photos courtesy London Metropolitan Police
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Fatima Al Najjar demonstrates how high Spence lifted the hammer.
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Ohoud Al Najjar lost her left eye in the attack and was also left severely brain damaged. The Al Najjar family
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The hammer used by Philip Spence to batter the sisters. Courtesy London’s Metropolitan Police
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Spence had his jail term extended to 27 years. AP Photo / Metropolitan Police
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Khulood Al Najjar was in London with her three daughters. Delores Johnson / The National
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The Cumberland Hotel in central London where the three women from the UAE were attacked in their room. Andrew Cowie / AFP
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Spence was caught on CCTV entering the Cumberland Hotel on the night of the attack. London’s Metropolitan Police
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The Cumberland Hotel in central London. AFP
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Spence seen riding the upper deck of a route N16 bus on April 6, the night of the attack. Photos courtesy London Metropolitan Police
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Fatima Al Najjar demonstrates how high Spence lifted the hammer.
Emirati sisters lose London hotel hammer attack appeal
Fatima, Khulood and Ohoud Al Najjar were seeking compensation after being attacked in a London hotel room by a burglar in 2014
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