Teen who lost finger was foolish to climb fence, says judge

A teenager who lost a finger after climbing over a fence at a sports ground lost his case yesterday.

A High Court judge said the top of the fence was reasonably designed to be unsafe to deter people from climbing it.

Mr Justice Colm MacEochaidh said it was inherently foolish to climb the fence at the sports court in Carrigaline, Co Cork, and he dismissed the case.