London hotel hammer attack victim 'lost part of brain'

 The three sisters were attacked at the Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch on 6 April

A woman who was attacked with a claw hammer at a four-star hotel in central London "lost part of her brain", a court has heard.

The victim and her two sisters were set upon at the Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch on 6 April.
Philip Spence, 32, admitted three counts of grievous bodily harm at Southwark Crown Court. He denies attempted murder.
Mr Spence, from Harlesden, also denies a charge of aggravated burglary.
Prosecutor Simon Mayo said Mr Spence bludgeoned one sister with such force, her skull was split open.
The court heard the woman's nine-year-old nephew hid under the sheets next to her.
"The women suffered terrible injuries; one even lost part of her brain," he said.
The case continues