Boy seeks payout for birth injuries

A six-year-old Cork boy who can only communicate by moving his eyes has brought a High Court action for damages relating to the injuries he suffered at birth.

Gill Russell cannot walk, suffers from dyskinetic cerebral palsy, and is confined to a wheelchair.

His mother, Karen Russell, told the High Court yesterday her son is “a smart kid who is locked in”. He is in junior infants in a mainstream school and learns with the aid of a special computer.