Cork woman left with 'shark bite' scar after steel girder fell on her leg, court hears

Store supervisor Joann Twomey, Mr Justice Charles Meenan said, was an honest and truthful witness when he awarded her €189,000 for the injury.

Joann Twomey tole the court a steel girder fell on the back of her leg causing a 25cm long laceration to her right calf. File picture: iStock

A 52-year-old woman who claimed she was left with a scar on her leg which looked like “a shark bite” after a steel girder fell on her at work has been awarded €189,000 by the High Court.

Store supervisor Joann Twomey, Mr Justice Charles Meenan said, was an honest and truthful witness who did not seek to exaggerate the effects of her injury.