Boy gets €20k over glass injuries

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD boy suffered multiple cuts after a glass shower door shattered on him in a gym – and he has now received a €20,000 payout over the incident.

Finn Daniel Ennis has been awarded the damages against Energie Fitness Gym, of Nutgrove, Dublin. A court heard how his mother found him bleeding and with shards of glass covering his body.

Barrister Kristian Douglas told the court the incident happened in September 2014 after Finn had a swimming lesson at the gym in Nutgrove.

Mr Douglas said that when Finn pushed the shower door in the gym changing room area, the glass shattered over him, cutting his shoulder, shin and feet.

Judge Raymond Groarke was told Finn’s mother, Sallie Ennis, after hearing a scream and a commotion, entered the shower area and found her son bleeding profusely, with shards of glass covering his body.

Ms Ennis took her son into another shower cubicle to rinse away the blood and remove some of the shards. Finn was then taken to the A&E department of Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, where the cuts were stitched.

The Circuit Civil Court heard that Finn had a problem sleeping for several weeks following the incident.

Through his mother, a teacher, of Kingston Heights, Ballinteer, Dublin, Finn sued Prime Fitness Ltd, which trades as Energie Fitness, for negligence.

Mr Douglas 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 Finn’s right foot and ankle, approved the offer.