Western Australian government makes act of grace payment over catastrophic brain injury from shock on public housing propertyThe family of a girl who suffered a catastrophic brain injury after a severe electric shock at a public housing property has been offered a $1m act of grace payment from the West Australian government. Denishar Woods, then aged 11, was shocked with up to 230 volts when she touched a garden tap at a Beldon property in March. The public trustee will administer the money while the family awaits the outcome of any civil claim against the state or other parties, which could take some time. The state’s housing minister, Peter Tinley, said the money would take stress off the family and provide financial freedom. A previous $100,000 act of grace payment was used to buy a specially-modified vehicle, allowing Denishar to be easily transported in a wheelchair.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2019 07:52 UTC