Woman loses €60k fall claim after social media post showed her exercising on trampoline

Fitness instructor had taken personal injuries case against owner of shopping centre, where she said she had slipped on a wet stairs and bumped down three steps, injuring her back

The court was shown pictures and videos of complainant taken from Instagram showing her exercising on a trampoline. File picture

A 33-year-old fitness instructor, who claimed she injured her back in a fall down steps in a shopping centre, posted online pictures of herself engaged in extreme physical activities following the incident, a judge heard on Monday.

Judge Sarah Berkeley in the Circuit Civil Court dismissed Kimberly Hynes’s €60,000 damages claim for personal injuries against the owner of Nutgrove Shopping Centre, Rathfarnham, where she said she had slipped on a wet stairs and bumped down three steps.