Man awarded accident compensation over tutu fire

Injury compensation lawyers have won a client £3,000 after a friend set his tutu on fire.

The Lancashire Telegraph reported that David Riley appeared in Burnley Crown Court, where he was prosecuted for setting fire to victim Stephen Barton's grass skirt when the two were in a pub in Bacup.

Mr Riley, of Albert Terrace, was handed a six-month prison sentence, which was suspended for 12 months, and given a four week curfew.

Burnley Crown Court heard that Mr Riley, 46, set fire to the skirt as a drunken joke when the pair were with their partners in the Swan Hotel's beer garden after the World Cup England v US game.

Although Mr Riley was not witnessed causing the accident injury, he told police that he had attempted to set fire to the garment.

In another recent personal injury case, magistrates awarded Canterbury and Whitstable MP Julian Brazier £150 after he was bitten by a dog, Kentonline.com reported.

Posted by Hannah Carr