€4.5m awarded to 10-year-old for injuries suffered at birth

A child who suffered catastrophic injuries at birth 10 years ago was awarded €4.5m against the HSE at the High Court in Cork yesterday.

€4.5m awarded to 10-year-old for injuries suffered at birth

The case was brought on behalf of Jack Murphy of Kilbehenny, Co Limerick, who was born at St Finbarr’s Hospital, South Douglas Rd, Cork, in October 2006, a time when there was a maternity unit there.

Present in court yesterday were the boy’s parents, Charlene and Gerard Murphy, and his grandmother Maura Roche.

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