A Government scheme which compensates innocent victims of violent crime has awarded damages to a third ex-student of a former North Devon boarding school in relation to allegations of abuse in the 1970s and 80s. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) has now awarded more than £230,000 in damages relating to the alleged abuse of […]
A man who alleged he was repeatedly sexually and physically assaulted as a child at a former North Devon boarding school four decades ago has been awarded almost £100,000 in damages by a Government scheme. The man, now 56, of Brighton, has been awarded the compensation settlement by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), a […]
A woman who suffered childhood abuse says she wished she’d sought legal advice earlier after finally being awarded “meaningful” criminal injuries compensation. The woman was sexually abused by a “trusted” neighbour at the age of 10 and after reporting it to police later in life an investigation was launched. Despite a three-year inquiry, her abuser […]
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 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 […]