This New York woman tried to sue her 12-year-old nephew for a wrist-breaking hug

A New York woman has come under the media spotlight for trying to sue her nephew after a particularly ’forceful hug’ caused her to break her wrist.

Connell was injured at Sean Tarala’s eight birthday party four years ago. On her arrival, the court heard, Sean ran towards his aunt to give her a hug, causing her to fall.

"All of a sudden there he was in the air, I had to catch him and we tumbled on to the ground. I remember him shouting, "Auntie Jen I love you", and there he was flying at me," she said.