Boy whose teeth were fractured during scout trip settles case for €75k

Noah Laird was only seven years of age when he was accidentally hit in the mouth by another scout who was throwing stones into the sea

It was claimed that while under the supervision, care, control and management of Scouting Services Ireland, the boy was caused to be struck on the face by a rock which was in the process of being thrown by a fellow scout. File picture: RTÉ

A scout who ended up with fractured teeth after another scout who was throwing stones into the sea accidentally hit him in the mouth has settled a High Court action for €75.000.

Noah Laird was only seven years of age and gathering with other scouts to go on a trip, the High Court heard, when the accident happened at the estuary at Donabate, Dublin.