Court refuses to hear child's case for damages against alcoholic mother

A child born with serious, alcohol-related problems after her mother drank excessively whilst pregnant has been refused permission to take her battle for compensation to the Supreme Court in England.

Lawyers for brain-damaged “CP”, who cannot be identified, argued her mother drank to such an extent as to be guilty of the crime of “unlawful and malicious wounding”, or of inflicting grievous bodily harm, entitling the child to criminal injuries compensation.