Recently the claim against a three-year old child became a success and the victim was awarded compensation from the CICA, the Criminal Injury Compensation Authority.  The incident occurred in the back of a stationary vehicle where the two children had been left.  The three-year old child repeatedly struck the victim over the face and head with a car jack, leaving the child victim semi unconscious with excessive bleeding.  The car jack was used in such force that it managed to crack the car windscreen.  Originally it was ruled that the three-year-old attacker was too young to purposely injure another child and that there was no criminal intent.  However, after perseverance and patience the case finally became a success and compensation was awarded a second time round.  The attacker has since been taken into care and is being closely monitored by the social services.  This case has set a precedent, and will inevitably attract more similar cases to come to light.

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