Teaching assistant 'hit with a chair by pupil' found dead in house

Lee Sims, 31, a teaching assistant at Ysgol Bryn Castell in Bryncethin, Bridgend in Wales has died in the week after the 31-year-old was allegedly hit with a chair by a pupil

A teaching assistant has died after allegedly being hit with a chair by a pupil.
A source close to the Ysgol Bryn Castell in Bryncethin, Bridgend, said Lee Sims had been struck with a chair last week.
The 31-year-old was found dead at a house in Brackla, Bridgend, on Sunday morning.
The cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
The school, which is a special school for 147 pupils aged seven to 19 rated good by inspectors Estyn, is shut today while investigations are carried out.
South Wales Police were unable to confirm details but said in a statement: “Police in Bridgend are investigating the unexplained death of a 31-year- old man who was found dead at a property in the Brackla area on Sunday morning.
“A post-mortem examination is due to take place later today to try and establish the cause of death.”