€14k for girl who broke wrist in holiday fall

A six-year-old schoolgirl, who broke her left wrist while on holiday in a hotel resort on the Costa del Sol, has been awarded €14,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court against tour operators.

Barrister Conor E Byrne told the court that, in June 2014, Sophia Budhe was on a package holiday with her parents in Spain and the accident happened on the second day.

Mr Byrne said Sophia had tried to get on a chair which was being used by children to access a free soft drinks dispenser near the pool area of the hotel.