Family of Birth Injury Victim receive Compensation
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The family of a boy left severely brain-damaged by complications at his birth in hospital have accepted £6 million in compensation. The boy who is now 11 years old suffered permanent brain injuries and was left with cerebral palsy has severe learning difficulties and cannot speak or feed himself after he was starved of oxygen at his birth. His family won the right to claim a seven-figure compensation package at the High Court.
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