A woman who suffered extensive injuries after being viciously attacked has been awarded £48,000 damages by a Government scheme to compensate victims of violent crime – but only after lawyers stepped in to challenge an initial offer of just £1,800. The victim was left with a split palate and a fractured jaw and has suffered […]
A woman who was awarded £16,500 compensation as a child for being a victim of sexual abuse has now been awarded a further £59,000 by the Government after her case was reopened as an adult. Her case was reconsidered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) after lawyers acting on her behalf appealed for a […]
A man who suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain when the victim of an unprovoked assault has been awarded damages by a Government scheme which provides compensation to people who are the victims of violent crime. The man, who asked not to be named, was attacked by a group people whilst waiting […]
A 53-year-old woman who suffered a lifetime of mental health injuries after being sexually abused as a child says an award from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) will go to her children. The woman who was repeatedly assaulted by a family member from the age of eight has received a criminal injuries award of […]
A victim of a serial sex offender who was convicted of offences against nine people has been awarded £77,000 damages through a Government scheme which compensates victims of abuse. The man, now 42, was sexually abused between the ages of 13 and 15 by Colin Waterfield, of Norwich. He who jailed, at the age of […]
A man who was attacked after leaving a nightclub and struck in the face with a belt buckle has been awarded £19,300 compensation after losing most of his sight in one eye in the criminal assault. The man, who was 19 at the time, was enjoying an evening out with friends in Swindon in the […]
“I just shut down and kept quiet because I felt like I wasn’t listened to.” Aged 15 and studying at school our client began a relationship with a boy of her own age which was to last for three years. During that time she experienced violent physical and sexual assaults and emotional abuse. When she […]
A man who “kept quiet” for decades about the abuse he suffered at a London children’s home is urging others to come forward after finally being awarded damages. David Harris, now aged 52, says he was groomed and exploited for years after he was placed in the council run home, Grafton Close in Hounslow, West […]
A woman who witnessed the brutal murder of her mother and sister in 1982 is urging others who have lost loved ones as a result of violence to seek the support they are entitled to. Now aged 58, the woman was just 17 years old when her family members died at the hands of her […]
A woman who was raped, drugged and sexually assaulted in a car by strangers after a night out to celebrate a friend’s birthday says she now fears who she will “collide with” when she goes out. The woman says she wants others who may have experienced similar attacks to know they are not alone and […]
A woman who was raped by her older brother from the age of 12 has spoken about how she finally found the courage to report it to the police. The woman, now a mother and in her 50s, says she was raped multiple times between the ages of 12 and 15 by her older sibling […]
A man has been awarded £40,000 damages by a Government scheme to compensate victims of violent crime after he was kidnapped by a gang of men who threatened to kill him. The 60-year-old victim was dragged into the car by the gang after answering his back door. He was driven hundreds of miles and endured […]