- Croydon Council made the big payout after the youngster got injured on bench
- The child needed surgery after the incident and the local authority paid out
- The claim is one of 1,600 made against Croydon Council since 2014
- The largest payout in compensation was £181,000 to someone who tripped on a pavement which was damaged during council improvement works
A council paid £43,000 in compensation after a child got a splinter from sitting on a park bench.
Croydon Council made the big payout after the youngster got injured on a playground bench in one its parks in south London.
The child needed surgery after the incident and the local authority paid out the whopping sum.
Croydon Council made the big payout after the youngster got injured on a playground bench in one its parks in south London. File photo
The claim is one of 1,600 made against Croydon Council since 2014, and according figures obtained by the London Evening Standard, total £6million.
The largest payout in compensation was £181,000 to someone who tripped on a pavement which was damaged during council improvement works.
The local authority also dished out £81,000 to a man who jumped over gates of a car park because he thought they were locked – and broke his leg.
The list of compensation pay-outs was released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Legal fees for the council and claimant were included in the overall total for each case.
A spokeswoman for Croydon Council told the newspaper: ‘Where appropriate the council will robustly defend claims against it.
‘In this case (of the child’s splinter) it was deemed by the court the claimant should receive damages of £2,760, and we abided by this decision.’