Trauma award breaks new ground

The parent of a girl killed in an accident has been awarded damages by the Court of Appeal for trauma. The mother received £90,000 though she did not actually see the accident which killed her daughter. She arrived on the scene after the girl had been hit by a car which had mounted the pavement, and after the body of her daughter had been removed from the scene. The judgment was said to break new ground, since normally it is necessary to witness the accident or see the body at the scene in order to claim for damages. The judges said the mother had suffered an extreme reaction beyond normal grief.