Special education teacher seriously assaulted by a child in class was left without pay

Special education teacher Sophie Cole was ‘left with no one to turn to’ after she suffered a classroom assault that left her with the world’s most painful, incurable condition

Sophie Cole from Carrigaline in Cork who has been diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome. Picture: Dan Linehan

In the two years since Sophie Cole suffered a classroom assault that left her with the world’s most painful, incurable condition, she has undergone numerous, intense surgeries in a bid to get some relief.

The special education teacher from Carrigaline was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome, a chronic pain disorder with no known cure, after her left hand was slammed into a steel-reinforced table while at work.