The burglar was trying to make a getaway after police turned up at the shop but hurt his scrotum on a shelf
Thief injured his genitals while robbing a store
You may not believe this but a shopkeeper in Ireland has been sued by a burglar who hurt his genitals while trying to escape after robbing his premises.
The three thieves had broken into the shop in County Cavan using a sledgehammer. Unfortunately for them, as they tried to make a getaway, one of them cut his genitals on a shelf - Kevin, the shopkeeper told RTE's Liveline radio programme.
The incident happened in November 2015 and the three men were given six month suspended sentences for their roles in the burglary.
Kevin stated that the man's solicitor however went to Ireland's Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB), which said it would cost €600 for the case to be settled by arbitration.
'I got a letter from his solicitor asking me to take responsibility for the accident.
'My solicitor advised me to wait and see. We didn't do anything. His solicitor then lodged it with PIAB and we got the letter from PIAB. If we wanted to take part it would cost us €600.
'We didn't initially claim insurance. We had to repair the door and they destroyed the CCTV.'
According to Kevin, the injured burglar is also suing 'the Garda Commissioner, Minister for Justice, the Attorney General and the State' adding:
'It would be funny if it wasn't true.'
A PIAB spokesman said:
'While we cannot comment on any individual case, when we receive a claim we are required by law to write to the person the claim is made against giving them the option of having the case assessed by PIAB, which is a low cost and quick system.
'They then have a period of 90 days to look into whether they believe the claim is valid or not, and can decide whether to allow us to assess the claim or not.'
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