Woman Awarded £75,000 Compensation after Café Fall
A woman, who suffered serious personal injury after falling in a city centre café, has been awarded £75,000 in accident compensation.
The Swindon Advertiser is reporting that the seventy year old woman, who has not been named, had popped into the Lantern Café, on Havelock Street, in Swindon but tripped over a door-mat at the entrance and ended up crashing to the floor, knocking over several tables in the process.
The pensioner broke one shoulder and dislocated the other in the fall and also suffered a badly injured knee, her injuries kept her hospitalised for two and a half weeks and she claims she has still not fully recovered from her injuries, finding everyday tasks such as climbing the stairs very difficult.
After taking legal advice the woman launched a claim for personal injury compensation from the café’s insurers and was awarded £75,000 in compensation, after they admitted liability.
She told the newspaper that she went over as soon as she put her foot onto the new mat, which her legal team claimed was ‘not of the right type’.
The newspaper attempted to speak to the café’s owners but was informed that no one was available to comment.
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