The Circuit Civil Court has awarded Vanessa Serebrjakova, now 12 years old, €48,000 compensation for a fall she had when she was just 21 month old. According to Breakingnews.ie, the Venessa was playing on a mat in the The Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords, Co Dublin when she tripped and fell against an escalator.
The court was told she had struck her face against one of the steps on the escalator. One of her front teeth had been knocked out and her upper lip had been cut in two places.
Twelve months after the accident a consultant paediatrician at Temple Street Children’s Hospital reported the wounds had healed well and that Vanessa had two small linear scars on her upper lip. While they would fade with time they would remain permanent.
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