Initially Davenne won the case - and the girl’s family were ordered to pay him 4,500 Euros in compensation. ‘It was only later when I saw the video on social media that I realised he had filmed me. I felt that I might have hit the girl, but did not immediately realise she had been knocked over.' 'He was simply annoyed by the people on the path whom he had to swerve around all the time,' they said. 'He gave the child a "knee punch" out of sheer annoyance because an obstacle was in his way for the umpteenth time.'
Source: Daily Mail March 08, 2026 20:53 UTC