Friday 13 November 2009

Has compensation claims gone to far?

Have compensation claims gone to far now that three year olds can claim against other three year olds?

A mother has won the right to compensation for her son, two years after he was hit 11 times by another three-year-old boy with a car jack.

Jay Jones, of Wirral, Merseyside, needed stitches after he was attacked while the boys were alone in a car.

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority twice refused to pay out as it disputed whether a three-year-old could be guilty of a crime of violence.

But the Tribunals Service has ruled in favour of Jay's mother, Renai Williams.

Read more on the BBC report

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/8357870.stm

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