Judge notes that Cian Dillon (17), from Tallaght, has grown a fringe to camouflage scars on his forehead
A science teacher accidentally dropped a phial of acid during a science experiment, which splashed onto Cian Dillon's forehead and the back of his right hand. Photograph: iStockA schoolboy who was injured when his science teacher dropped a phial of sulfuric acid during an experiment has been awarded €12,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.
Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin said Cian Dillon has grown a fringe to camouflage two permanent scars on his forehead. He also had a scar on the back of his right hand. Barrister Liosa Beechinor told the court that Cian, of Ardmore Walk, Tallaght, Dublin 24, was injured in a classroom incident in 2019 at Old Bawn Community School, Dún an Óir, Tallaght.
The court heard that Cian and his classmates were invited to stand around a desk to observe an experiment involving the mixing of sulfuric acid with water. His science teacher accidentally dropped the acid, which splashed onto his forehead and the back of his right hand.
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