November 9th, 2009
A man has been awarded £1.4 million in compensation after suffering a stroke following his wrongful imprisonment for murder.
Ellis Sherwood had spent 11 years in jail after being convicted of murdering a Cardiff newsagent in 1988.
The compensation was awarded to him by the Home Office after it was proven in court that his stroke was a direct result of the drug abuse he took part in during his time in prison, reports the South Wales Echo.
Mr Sherwood has previously been given compensation by the South Wales Police for the miscarriage of justice he suffered.
In October 2006 he received £200,000 from the police force after his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal.
Last week, the Lowestoft Journal reported that Suffolk Constabulary have paid out almost £600,000 in compensation claims against them in the past five years.
The claims included cases of wrongful arrest, physical injury and damage to property.
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August 18th, 2009
A man who suffered a head wound after being hit by a cherry picker outside a shop has been awarded a compensation payout.
Edwin Halsall, 63, was leaving a newsagent in Broomhill when the machinery swung around and hit him on the head, the Sheffield Telegraph reports.
He was left with severe cuts to his scalp and intense headaches.
“The picker was lowered into me, leaving me needing glue stitches in the gash on my head,” Mr Halsall commented.
He took legal action against John Comaish Advertising Services for negligence since the cherry picker was unsupervised.
The firm’s insurers have now admitted liability and agreed to an undisclosed payout as part of an out-of-court settlement.
Under health and safety regulations, contractors must put up danger signs for passers-by to avoid causing them injuries and must make sure that the machinery being used is out of range of people in the street.
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