Oliver Bennett awarded €231,663 for pub assault injuries

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Oliver Bennett was awarded €231,663.02 plus costs by the High Court, reported on 9 November 2020, after an unprovoked pub assault. The assault occurred at Tir Na nÓg pub on 15 April 2009, when Bennett was attacked by another customer, John Codd.

Bennett suffered a serious acquired brain injury, cognitive impairment and communication difficulties. Codd was convicted of assault causing serious harm and sentenced to two and a half years’ imprisonment, with the final year suspended, at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court.