A former Virginia schoolteacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student two years ago has been awarded $10m (7.6m) in damages by a jury. Abigail Zwerner was seriously wounded and required multiple surgeries after the incident. She testified during her trial that "I thought I had died". Ms Zwerner filed a $40m (31.5m) lawsuit against the former assistant principal of the school Ebony Parker, saying Ms Parker failed to act when she was warned that the young boy may have brought a gun to school that day.