Over £4 million secured for teenager electrocuted by overhead wire

When he was 13 years old, Bradley was out fishing on land owned and occupied by the Defendant.

When he threw the fishing rod out, electricity from an overhead electricity lines arced across Bradley’s extended fishing rod and electrocuted him.

He was transferred to Birmingham Children’s Hospital by air ambulance, where it was found that Bradley had sustained 32% burns to his body, causing muscle and tendon damage. He had extensive burns to his face, chest, hands, legs, perineum and penis.

Bradley underwent surgery which involved 28 operations to his hands, feet and lower limbs. And, a month after the accident, he underwent a below the knee amputation.

Bradley’s accident, injuries and persisting disabilities have permanently affected his physical mental, psychological, educational, vocational and leisure potentials.

Potter Rees Dolan were successful in settling the case for £4.1 million. Jeanne Evans, a Partner within our Personal Injury team, acted on Bradley’s behalf and said:

“The day this accident occurred changed the life of this courageous young man and his family.

“By putting in place a Case Manager to help guide him and by sourcing the right expert evidence as part of the compensation claim, for example in relation to state of the art prosthetics, we have secured this young man’s entitlement to make choices about his future.”

The names and identifying details of the client have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals involved.