A six year old boy, who was accidently knocked from his bike by a neighbour, has had a compensation award of 87,000 Euros approved in the High Court. Cian Ryan of Lucan, Dublin, was cycling his bike along the road outside the home of his neighbour – Ms Kishwar Shafqat – in April 2009. Ms Shafqat accidently knocked Cian from his bike while reversing her car out of her drive, causing him to sustain terrible injuries to his leg.
In an action brought through Cian’s father, Eric, it was claimed that Ms Shafqat was negligent in that she had failed to keep a proper lookout as she was manoeuvring. Liability was not denied and the case had been brought before Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns for assessment of damages.
Before approving the compensation payment, the judge heard that Cian still walked with a limp due to the accident and had suffered recurring nightmares about the event. Discovering that Cian was a Manchester United fan, the judge made it a condition of the settlement that 1,000 Euros was set aside so that Cian and his family could visit Old Trafford to watch his favourite team in action.