Boy injured after falling through alleged gap in stair bannisters settles case for €260,000

A boy who it was claimed suffered a face fracture after falling 18 feet to the ground through an alleged gap in a stair bannisters has settled a High Court action for €260,000.

Kai Keane was just over two years of age when the accident happened as he walked upstairs to the family’s second-floor apartment on returning from an outing with his father.

His counsel, Dr John O’Mahony SC, told the High Court the boy, who is now nine years of age, fell two storeys to the ground level.

Counsel said it was their case that there was, at the time,e alleged defective bannisters and the little boy fell down two levels and hit his head on the ground. The child, he said, was silent for two minutes, and then there were floods of tears.

He was rushed to the hospital, where a significant fracture to the left side of his face was discovered, and he also had a black eye, Counsel said.

Counsel said the settlement is without an admission of liability.

The accident occurred on December 9th, 2017 where…

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