A mother has been awarded R5 million in damages from the RAF.
A mother has received a significant boost in her fight for justice after being awarded a payout of over R5 million from the Road Accident Fund (RAF).
The compensation, ordered by Western Cape High Court Judge Matthew Francis, is the result of a tragic incident that left her then-three-year-old son with permanent disabilities and disfigurements after he was knocked down by a car.
The award includes compensation for 100% of the costs of the future accommodation of the boy in a hospital or nursing home, treatment, rendering of services, or supplying of goods to him arising from the collision of June 9, 2013.
While the court found that the agreed expert classification of the boy’s injuries was "mild" at the time of the accident, Judge Francis said the permanent cognitive, behavioural and developmental consequences in a child injured before he had begun school are substantial and lifelong.
