October 8th, 2009
A girl who was almost killed in a frenzied knife attack has been awarded over £18,000 from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA).
Jessica Knight, 16, had been walking through a park in Chorley when she was attacked by Kristofer Beddar, who had drunk half a bottle of whisky.
She was stabbed 25 times and her injuries were so severe that she suffered a stroke and was in a coma for over a week.
Her mother Jill Walmsley said her life has been badly affected by the attack and that she often suffers double vision.
"We don’t know what the future holds yet – whether she’ll be able to work full-time or even drive," she added.
Jessica pursued a claim through the CICA, which has now agreed to the £18,895 payout.
The CICA is part of the Ministry of Justice and is responsible for administering the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in England, Scotland and Wales.
It can pay out a maximum of £250,000 to the victims of a criminal attack.
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November 12th, 2008
The parents of a woman who died in hospital after staff failed to monitor her are to sue the NHS trust they claim is responsible.
Kathleen Doherty, 29, was admitted to Royal Preston Hospital with suspected gallstones and had them removed.
However, her condition was not checked in the hours after the operation because doctors said they were too busy and a serious internal bleed was not detected.
Despite Ms Doherty’s pleas for help and water, she was ignored and she died five hours later from blood loss.
A coroner has now ruled that the hospital’s doctors made "serious and repeated failures", the Daily Mail reports.
Ms Doherty’s brother Michael said: "We are taking legal action to ensure that no other family has to endure the pain we have gone through. If they had followed the correct procedure and given the level of care anyone would have expected, Kathleen would still be alive today."
A spokesperson for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which provides services to 370,000 local people from Chorley and South Ribble Hospital and Royal Preston Hospital, expressed condolences to the family and regret over Ms Doherty’s death.
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