Publication
53788 (4 December 2019)
From Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
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From Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal General Scheme
Single Member Decision
made on the 4th day of December 2019
File No. 53788
Application of: [ ] (the Applicant)
Application Date: [ ]
The Applicant was attacked and beaten at [ ] on [ ] after 3am following a night socialising in a pub, where he had about three pints of beer, and later at a nightclub where he had arrived around midnight, by persons unknown, causing the Applicant severe injuries including a fractured cheek bone and treatment in hospital.
The Applicant is a [ ] and claims two weeks net loss of earnings under the Scheme, plus travel expenses incurred in attending medical consultations and treatment. He was 32 years old at date of injury.
The Applicant has a previous conviction for assaulting [ ] [ ] when he was [ ], for which he received [ ] suspended and a fine.
Article 14 prohibits payment of compensation where the Tribunal is satisfied that an applicant's character makes it inappropriate for the Tribunal to make an award.
The Tribunal considers that a prior conviction for assaulting a police officer, albeit 13 years earlier, constitutes evidence of character that would make the granting of compensation inappropriate in this instance and the Tribunal therefore dismisses this application.
Signed [ ]