Woman suing UCD compares pain from lifting box of brochures to 'being stabbed in the neck'

UCD has denied the claims and contends there was alleged contributory negligence on Ms Ashmore’s behalf and she allegedly failed to take account of any hazard represented by the weight or size of the box. File image

A Corporate Relations Manager who claims she injured her neck as she attempted to pick up a box of information leaflets at an event in Budapest to promote UCD has sued the university in the High Court.

Jacqueline Ashmore told the court she felt “overwhelming and extreme pain” in her neck when she lifted the box eight inches from the ground at the UCD stand at the Hungarian university.