Judge approves €18k settlement for girl who fractured foot on escalator when four

The girl’s right foot became trapped in the brush guard of the escalator in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre.

Judge O’Connor heard that Jasmine’s aunt had noted a number of pot plants had been placed in front of the emergency stop button at the time of the accident. File Picture: Richard Mills

A judge has approved a €18,500 settlement for an 11-year-old Co. Kildare girl who seven years ago fractured a bone in her foot while travelling on an escalator.

Barrister Beth Gilhooly, counsel for Jasmine Franzoni, of Castle Village Rise, Celbridge, told the Circuit Civil Court today that Jasmine’s right foot became trapped in the brush guard of the escalator in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Clondalkin, when she was only four.