Hell hath no fury like a father scorned as school objects to name

A BOY called Hell has been barred from enrolling in a Catholic school in Australia because his surname jarred with its religious teachings, the child’s father said yesterday.

The youngster’s dad, 45-year-old Alex Hell, has expressed outrage after the primary school in the southern city of Melbourne allegedly refused to admit his son, Max.

“We are victims of our name,” said Mr Hell, whose name is of Austrian origin and means bright.

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