A schoolboy, who suffered multiple cuts to his body after a glass shower door shattered on him, has been awarded €20,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court against a fitness club.

Irish Times Apr 19, 2016
 

His Barrister told the court the incident happened in September 2014 after the boy (seven) had a swimming lesson at Energie Fitness Gym, Nutgrove, Dublin.

He said when boy, who was in the shower in the gym changing room area, pushed the shower door, the glass shattered over him, cutting his shoulder, shin and feet.

Commotion

Circuit Court President Mr Justice Raymond Groarke was told that the boy's mother, after hearing a scream and a commotion, entered the shower area and found her son bleeding profusely, with shards of glass covering his body.

The mother had taken her son into another shower cubicle to rinse away the blood and remove some of the shards. The boy was then taken to the A&E Department of Tallaght Hospital where the cuts were stitched.

The court heard that the boy had a problem sleeping for several weeks following the incident.

Through his mother the boy sued  the fitness gym for negligence.

The barrister said the defendant had made a €20,000 settlement offer, which he recommended to the court.

Judge Groarke, hearing that the cuts had left scars on boy’s right foot and ankle, approved the offer.

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