Creche pays out €50k after child tripped and hit head

A 3-year-old child who tripped and hit her head in a Giraffe Childcare creche has settled her action for damages for €51,500.

Creche pays out €50k after child tripped and hit head

Lauren Torpey suffered a deep laceration to her forehead when she tripped and hit her head on the edge of a sharp skirting board which was protruding from a wall at a 90-degree angle.

Lauren, through her mother Tara Lillywhite, of Frankfort Avenue, Rathgar, Dublin 6, had brought a claim against Giraffe Childcare Ltd trading as Giraffe Childcare Early Learning arising out of an incident on Jun 2, 2011.

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