Toddler injured by ceiling fan in Tenerife aparthotel room awarded €12k

Father picked up crying son to comfort him and lifted him over his head, where one of the ceiling fan blades hit the child on the back of his head, court heard

Father told the court that on two occasions before the accident he told aparthotel staff the fan was too low, and dangerous. File picture

Sunway Travel has been ordered by the High Court to pay €12,000 to a man and his young son over an accident in which the boy was injured by an aparthotel room ceiling fan which was too low.

Mr Justice Cian Ferriter awarded €12,096 to Kevin Heeney and his eight-year-old son Mason over the accident in their Tenerife aparthotel room in August 2015.