Man had taken five Valium on day of alleged wet mat slip

A 28-year-old man who claimed he hurt his left foot after allegedly slipping on a wet mat as he walked out of a Spar supermarket seven years ago yesterday withdrew his damages action at the High Court.

Man had taken five Valium on  day of alleged wet mat slip

Jamie Burke consented to an order to dismiss his claim against the shop after his cross-examination in which he agreed he had taken five Valium tablets before going for a breakfast roll to Spar on the morning in question.

The unemployed plasterer also told the court he has started proceedings in the Circuit Court after an alleged slip and fall in a shop two days before in which he said he sprained his left ankle.

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