A five year old boy who, when a baby, pulled a bowl of soup on top of himself in a coffee shop and suffered burns has settled his High Court action for €41,000. A five year old boy who, when a baby, pulled a bowl of soup on top of himself in a coffee shop and suffered burns has settled his High Court action for €41,000. €41k awarded to boy (5) who - as a baby - pulled hot soup onto himself in coffee shopOtto Devine was six months old when he sustained superficial scald burns to his arms and legs, about three per cent of his body, the court heard. He was in a coffee shop at the Airfield Estate, Dundrum, Dublin with his father and grandfather when the accident occurred on May 10, 2015. His counsel Carl Hanahoe BL told the court soup and sandwiches were delivered directly to the table and the soup was allegedly placed in front of the infant who grabbed the bowl spilling the liquid over himself.

Source: Irish Independent December 17, 2019 18:33 UTC