£4,000 compensation for septic insect bite

A woman who suffered a septic insect bite at work when her employers failed to keep her offices clean has received compensation of £4,000. She was forced to take four weeks off work after she was bitten by an unidentified insect whilst working for the HMRC. After the bite her entire leg was swollen and she was barely able to walk. She was unable to sit down and couldn’t touch her leg. She was told by her GP that the bite was septic and she needed four courses of antibiotics before it cleared up. She has been left with a black scar the size of a 10p piece. The HMRC admitted liability for the bite and settled the claim out of court. Her office is next to a wetland centre which means insects from the park often come into the offices through open windows. Since the bite the offices have been regularly fumigated.