THE HIGH COURT HAS approved an interim settlement of €1.3m in damages to a four-year-old boy for injuries he sustained at birth, RTÉ News reports.

The court heard that if Luke Miggin had been delivered an hour earlier, he would have escaped injury, but now suffers from cerebral palsy and will require 24-hour care for the rest of his life.

The interim payment was awarded against the HSE and a consultant obstetrician.

Luke’s mother said she would have liked an apology and said she should have had a healthy child.

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Boy receives interim award of €1.3m for injuries at birth

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