Schoolgirl awarded €35k after finger gets trapped in theatre seat

An 11-year-old whose right index finger was trapped in a seat while she attended a play was yesterday awarded €35,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Barrister John Nolan told the court that, in April 2012, Ellie Cooper had been attending the play with other children at Connolly House, Marino College, Five Lamps, North Strand Road, Dublin.

Ellie, of Bessborough Avenue, North Strand Rd, was sitting on the front row on a chair fixed to the floor when her right hand became trapped between the seat and the hinge mechanism and she injured her finger.