QUIRKY WORLD ... ‘Auntie Christ’ did not want to sue nephew over injury

USA: Attorneys for a New York City woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew, alleging that he broke her wrist while trying to hug her, said the woman had been “reluctant” to file the lawsuit, which provoked outrage on social media.

A jury in Bridgeport, Connecticut, denied 54-year-old Jennifer Connell’s claim her nephew owed her $127,000 (€111,500) for an injury sustained when he jumped into her arms at his 8th birthday party in March 2011. News of the lawsuit drew extensive criticism on social media, with some Twitter users calling her “despicable”.

Connell’s attorneys said filing the lawsuit was her only avenue to collect the cost of her medical bills from the homeowners’ insurance policy of the child’s parents.