'Quibbling over a quarter of an inch' - Sandwell pensioner seeking slab of compensation after paving stone fall leaves her with broken wrist
They say a quarter of an inch can be vital and in the case of Sandwell Council it would appear so, according to pensioner Jean Murphy.
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She had a fall over a paving stone outside her house on the Yew Tree Estate, between Wednesbury and Walsall on April 12 last year which has left her in constant pain with a badly broken wrist which has failed to heal properly.
The offending paving stone, outside her home in Cherry Tree Avenue, was raised by a tree and protrudes by what the council say is three quarters of an inch - had it made the mark of one, she may have been in line for compensation.
The 75-year-old broke her wrist in two places in the fall in April, suffered facial injuries and had to have a brain scan at hospital which meant she couldn't have morphine to ease the pain.
She had to have a plate put in her wrist and then the wound got an infection which put back the healing process.
Jean said she is still in constant pain, is not sleeping, has to use public transport rather than driving and had to pay increased insurance premiums on a cruise she went on with her husband.
She claims the council, when asked about compensation, inferred she should think twice because it would have to come out of taxpayers money.
