Pages On: Criminal Injury and Assault
For the most part, Britain is a safe place. However, violent crime is a real and present danger and can cause serious damage to victims of criminal assault. If you have been injured by a criminal, there is a scheme set up to help victims claim compensation. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is set up to help, and our team of solicitors can guide you through the process of claiming, and build a successful case for you.
Out of court settlement for care worker attacked five times
Posted: 1 May 2016
Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Employer Negligence, Leg Injuries, Shoulder Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A carer, who was working in a residential children’s home in West Bromwich, has received an undisclosed amount of compensation from her employer after being attacked five times by the same resident. The carer, who had worked for the home for nine years and had opted to remain unnamed, was initially hit on the legs by a chair. She was struck so violently with the chair that a permanent dent was left on her leg. She reported the attack to her employers, believing that the assailant would be moved to a secure unit…
Read MoreInjured man pushed from train
Posted: 30 December 2014
Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Knee Injury, Shoulder Injuries
An off-duty policeman that was recovering from a serious knee injury was pushed from a train as it pulled into a station. The man that pushed PC Stuart Steele was behaving in a drunk and disorderly manner when he assaulted the officer in October. 28-year-old Lee Martin Jones admitted assault and has since been placed on community order – under which he will be supervised for six months. The accident happened on 22 October as the off-duty officer was travelling on the Arriva Wales train from Shotton to Buckley. Mr Jones…
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