Boy left severely disabled at birth awarded €13.5m

A severely disabled eight-year-old who suffered brain damage at birth has been awarded €13.5m by the High Court to cover his care for the rest of his life.

The award was made to Gill Russell, Aghada, Co, Cork, who has dyskinetic four-limbed cerebral palsy, and brings to €15.9m the total award to the boy over the catastrophic injuries he suffered at birth.

This also makes it one of the highest awards so far in a case of this kind.