Pensioner was afraid to go out as she felt injuries made her 'fearsome looking', court told

Teresa Ruddy had suffered nasty facial injuries including a fracture of her nose and two black eyes

The damages award and full costs of the action were ordered against Eircom, which trades as Eir. File picture: RollingNews.ie

A 72-year-old pensioner, who suffered a broken nose in a fall, was afraid to socialise because she felt her two black eyes made her “fearsome looking,” a judge has been told.

Judge James McCourt, awarding Teresa Ruddy €30,000 damages against Eircom, said in the Circuit Civil Court she had suffered nasty facial injuries which, even after they had healed, had caused her difficulty when blowing her nose.