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Shop payout after boy injured trying on shoes

An 11-year-old boy has been awarded £1,800 damages after being injured while trying on shoes in a JJB Sports shop in Edinburgh.

The boy, was trying on trainers at the branch when he was struck by a drawer on a stock trolley.

He suffered a cut, which has left him with a scar. His mother, sued the sportswear giant on his behalf. She claimed against the company over its duty of care to prevent accidents. The court heard the boy had sat down on a seat to try on shoes but had to rise to get his heel in the shoe, he turned round and bent over to sort the problem. A member of staff pricing shoes at a mobile stock trolley nearby opened a drawer, and the bottom corner struck the boy on the back causing him to scream.

In his evidence, an employee told the court he thought it had been safe to open the drawer as the boy had been three or four feet away but had jumped up and backwards on to the drawer.

The claimants had originally been seeking £6,000 but the lower figure was later agreed.

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