November 11th, 2009
Compensation has been awarded to a woman who was glassed in the face after her attacker was identified via social networking site Facebook.
Jennifer Wilson was attacked in the Walkabout pub in Watford in March earlier this year.
Ashleigh Holliman, 22, of Croxley Green, pleaded guilty to charges of actual bodily harm over the incident, in which the prosecution said Miss Wilson had been doing nothing wrong.
Holliman, who works as a hairdresser, had been identified in relation with the crime after police officers tracked her down on Facebook, reports the Watford Observer.
Ms Wilson was left with a scar on her face after the assault and was awarded £2,400 by St Albans Crown Court.
Holliman will also have to undertake 120 hours of community service in addition to paying the compensation.
Earlier this week, a man was awarded £1,000 in compensation after he was attacked at a railway station in Wales.
Matthew Hale was punched to the ground and stamped on by Joshua Preece, 19, of Bridgend.
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November 10th, 2009
A judge has ordered a shop assistant to pay personal injury compensation out of his wages to a man he attacked at a railway station.
Joshua Preece, 19, admitted charges of actual bodily harm over the incident in which he punched and stamped on Matthew Hale in an argument over a girl, reports the South Wales Echo.
At Cardiff Crown Court, Judge Stephen Hopkins took account of Preece’s previous good character to allow him to escape being sent to a young offenders’ institution.
Instead he was ordered to pay personal injury compensation of £250 at a rate of £10 per week.
Preece, of Bridgend, will also have to carry out 120 hours of community service as part of his punishment.
The incident occurred in February this year at Pencoed Railway Station.
Earlier this year, John Guest of Poole was awarded £1,000 in personal injury compensation after he was attacked by Christopher Watts in his own home.
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September 24th, 2008
A woman who launched legal action after her son was prescribed the wrong medicine has been awarded £1,400 in compensation.
Joshua Donnelly, three, needs to take the anticonvulsant medicine Topamax for his epilepsy, the Evening Gazette reports.
However, after he had been taking the medicine for several days, he became unwell and had to be taken to hospital.
His mother Shirley Holt, 45, noticed after breaking a capsule up that there seemed to be too much powder and it emerged that the pharmacist at Harry Hill chemist in Billingham had mixed up his usual 15mg capsules with 50mg ones.
Although Joshua has now fully recovered, Ms Holt took legal action against the chemist and won a payout, although the firm did not admit liability.
Commenting on the episode, Ms Holt said: "If I hadn’t noticed when I did, who knows what would have happened? It is scary. I am very angry over it. I will never go back into his shop again."
Clinical negligence occurs when a professional in the health service provides care that is deemed to be below standard and this causes physical injury, death or distress.
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