£18,000 stumble: Payout eases the pain for stiletto casualty on girls' night out at a pub

Published 31st Jul 2009

A woman who fell over in stilettos on a night out has won £18,000 in compensation.

Selena Gilder, who had been drinking, broke a leg outside a pub when her heel became caught in a crack in the ground.

The 40-year-old took legal action against the pub's insurers, who settled out of court.

Miss Gilder was on a girls' night out with four friends in October 2007 when the accident happened.

She had gone into the courtyard of The Albion pub in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, to smoke when her three-inch heel became stuck in a gap in some concrete.

The former hospital cleaner fell backwards through a door into a disused toilet block, but her foot was rooted to the spot - snapping the tibia and fibula of her right leg.

Paramedics were called and she was taken to hospital in Cheltenham where she stayed for three days before being discharged with her leg in plaster.

Miss Gilder, who needed three operations, claimed that she spent the following seven months on crutches and was unable to work during that time.

She is only just beginning to walk properly again after undergoing her most recent procedure, which was nine weeks ago.

Miss Gilder, who now works in a garage, said: 'I'm happy about the money, because what happened to me at that place was horrific.'

She said she had consumed two Bacardi and Cokes, but insisted she was not drunk when she fell. She blamed the accident on poor lighting in the smoking area.

We say: If you invite the public onto your property ensure there are no potential hazzards

Source: ' Daily Mail '

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