Liability Risk and Insurance
Compensation for injuries caused by thieves
A motorway service station worker who stood up to hooded thieves has received £36,000 in compensation for the injuries she
received. She was working as a night time forecourt cashier at a motorway service station when she was attacked. A group of
three hooded youths entered the store. One asked to buy cigarettes and as the member’s colleague opened the till another of
the youths jumped over the counter.