Soldier wins accident claim

The MoD paid 100% compensation to Sergeant Stuart Pearson after he lost one of his legs while trying to save a wounded colleague from a minefield.

This week the High Court awarded Sergeant Pearson, 35, the accident compensation as damages for the suffering and pain he had experienced as a result of the incident in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2006.

An injury lawyer also successfully persuaded the court to rule that the MoD will pay Sergeant Pearson £270,000 to cover his care in the future and £600,000 for prosthetic limbs.

He had previously launched a negligence claim against the MoD, charging the body with a 'breach of duty'.

The mission Sergeant Pearson was involved in was criticised for a number of failings in a 2008 inquest.

In a case last year, three soldiers won £300,000 personal injury compensation each from the MoD after they were badly injured in a 2007 helicopter crash.

Published by Hannah Carr