I got jumped and stamped, anyone dealt with the criminal injuries authority?

[megs]

Walking home from the local WMC thrusday night/friday morning I got jumped by two lads pretending to be so drunk they couldn't walk , I went over and asked if they were OK etc and they both jumped up and two'd me! They over powered me and gave me a good stamping when i was down, nicked my phone and cigs and ran off, not sure I'm gonna make the AR now and my face is all swollen and i can't get my helmet on.

Anyway I've been told it unlikely to catch em as there is no CCTV in my area and a witness said they couldn't see enough of em to make a description. I've also been told to claim from the Criminal Injuries Autority, had a look at their site and it says they only pay out if your seriously injured. Now i got stamped on several times and my face is a right mess, swollen up, black eyes, bumps all over my head and a sore back and swollen hand (where luckily i managed to get a punch in). So my question is has anyone ever claimed from them with similar injuries to myself.

Also if i can get my helmet on comfortably i will make the AR!!

Cheers

[Bibio]

that sounds shizz m8 WTF is wrong with today's society when people have to resort to such things. GWS and i hope that you heal for the AR.

[Bluefish]

Bleedin hell, bad news, just to say i hope that you do make it to the AR as i know you have been looking forward to it, if you are still a bit sore come next fri, mebe some one could give you a lift in a car, it's more about the fun than the ride. :D

[andrewsmith]

that sounds shizz m8 WTF is wrong with today's society when people have to resort to such things. GWS and i hope that you heal for the AR.

+1

And anyways yes you should get something for that as its classed as a serious assault.

Also there is some ********s in the world. GWS

[maviczap]

Come to the AR, even if its in a car, it'll cheer you up after this mate.

GWS what ever you decide

[Spikenipple]

Ouch, I hope you're better soon! People are ********s :/
If I may ask, why should a crime by a pair of lowlife ****s lead to you receiving monetary compensation?

[husky03]

+1

And anyways yes you should get something for that as its classed as a serious assault.

Also there is some ********s in the world. GWS

only be classed as a serious assault if there are stiches or permanent scaring.
heal quick mate.

[andrewsmith]

only be classed as a serious assault if there are stiches or permanent scaring.
heal quick mate.

Thanks for the clarification Husky

[Milky Bar Kid]

only be classed as a serious assault if there are stiches or permanent scaring.
heal quick mate.


OOOOR a broken bone such as cheek bone or jaw bone (not nose as its cartlidge).

Megs, I would get photos of your injuries and apply anyway, you may find they will pay out. Worth a shot...

[Electro]

Never good trying to headbut feet mate! You should be good for the AR, after 10 mins after arriving the p1ss taking will stop :) Ice packs, get the swelling down after you get your pics done like MBK said.

[TamSV]

****s. Glad to hear you got one in.

We checked this out when my cousin made a successful claim (for a broken nose as it happens) and it had to be broken bones, scarring etc as mentioned above or some sort of reduced capacity (loss of senses/ ongoing numbness).

If it's bruising that will get better with no long term effects then I dont think you'll have a claim. Maybe wait and see how you heal?

[dizzyblonde]

Thats absolutely awful!!!

Hope you feel better soon. If you want to come to the AR, buy some Arnica cream for the bruising, trust me, it'll heal in days. You can also buy it in tablet form from any health food shop.
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/categories.asp?cid=173&searchterm=arnica%20cream&rdcnt=1

Some may dismiss as mumbo jumbo, but my sons dad got jumped years ago, when getting off a bus on Christmas eve, I applied Arnica cream to the giant blue and black egg, he called an eye, and by Boxing Day it was almost acceptable for family portraits.

Plus if you decide to come to the AR, we can all cheer you up:cheers:

[yorkie_chris]

+1 to the arnica cream

What a set of c***s!

[myfirstsv]

Bad luck mate.

My son got happy slapped when he was 12. Mild concussion and a few bruises. The Police gave the offenders formal reprimands and my son eventually got £5k from the criminal injuries scheme. It pays out when he is 18 next year. It sounds a lot of money but the family trauma at the time was pretty awful and it screwed him up for a couple of years.

There is a revengful happy ending of sorts. He took up Tae Kwon Do after it happened. Got very good at it and did weight training as well. He's now 6.1 and built like a brick....and English Open Champion for his age/belt. The kids who beat him up are in 6th form with him a

[myfirstsv]

...and he winds them up as a hobby and they are scared stiff of him.

What goes around comes around. Hope you get a result.

[Nelson]

just apply and see what you get. I've known other people who sound far less battered than yourself get compensation so I'd imagine you're in a with a good shout.

[timwilky]

2 years ago I was attacked, head smashed into a wall from behind whilst having a pee in a club toilet, when I identified my attacker he went berserk, broke my nose, 2 black eyes kicks to groin, back etc. He then attacked another customer. Whilst sat down police having been called he again attacked me, this time with a chair. so time to get out and he attacked me for a 4th time. I went in a nice big ambulance to A&E and 3 days later had my nose surgically put in the right place and a little straighter

He spent a night in the cells, was charged with ABH and affray, pleaded not guilty as I had attacked him. The other guy he attacked was so scared he would not make a complaint. 4 visits to court, eventually found guilty. Despite a long history of violent behaviour I was apparently the first to make and persist with a complaint. So he got away with a £1,000 fine, £600 costs and £600 compensation.

His wife came close to being arrested for attempting to interfere with one of the witnesses, he was also banned from all pubs in the area.

To be honest I couldn't be bothered with the criminal injuries as I felt let down by the system. I was hoping he would at least have spent some time inside. I don't want anything from the public purse. He is quite capable of paying. He owns a house If I could I would see him/wife homeless to pay me the compensation.

However what goes around, comes around. I understand he told someone not too far away to get outside now. As he followed him out the door the bloke turned round, dropped him, and gave him a pasting. If only I was there to see that.

[tonyk]

Gws and come to the AR, there you can Lift your spirits and surround your self with @150 good decent people….. :cheers:
I always believe in what goes around comes around….
They are the lonely fXXXers with no friends. :smt072
And you’ve got all of us. :rave:

[megs]

Thanks for the GWS messages everyone. I'm healing really well actually, swelling almost gone, just a red eye and big shiner, sore hand and ribs. Looks like a claim won't be possible but i'l give it a try and hopefully get some bits for the bike haha. Havn't tried the helmet yet but its looking good for friday. And Tim its great that you had the balls to prosecute even though he sounds like abit of a psycho, i've told the police if they do catch em i will take them to court.

Electro I hope your comment wasn't a dig at my towering height!

Dizzyblonde can you put that arnica cream on broken skin/scabs?

[Specialone]

This sucks big time, I hope they get what's coming to them one day.

I think electros comment was they were stamping on your head and he turned it to say you was headbutting their feet or have totally misread your post and you were being sarcastic?

Gws matey, worth applying for comp even if they decide you aren't entitled.

[dizzyblonde]

You aren't supposed to put in on broken skin, hence why i suggested the tabs instead. I've used it on big bruises with slightly broken skin, with no reactions.

If you're a tad worried about that, You can use Hypercal for cuts and grazes though.

[metalmonkey]

If you need any help/advice drop me a PM, I'm going through the process with it. It takes for ever though I was attacked over 2 years ago, its still on going they are very slow!

Just get on with your life don't let the *******s drag you down, at least you can get to the AR I'm a long way from home so no AR for me.

[BanannaMan]

Sorry to hear.
Hope you make it to the AR.

[Messie]

That's sounds horrible and I hope your injuries are healing well.

But - and please don't take this the wrong way - why do people feel that compensation for something like this is their right? I don't understand this compensation culture at all. I'm not having a go at you personally; you're only following what has become normal in our society. The thugs should not have done it. They shouldn't get away with it. Resources should be used to try to catch the offensive offenders. But I don't think someone should get paid for having some bruises. Sorry. It's not very far removed from people claiming spurious whiplash from a small car crash but which has contributed hugely to my and your insurance premiums have gone up drastically.

I stress I'm not having a dig at you personally - just the culture in general. I hope you can get to the AR

[timwilky]

I tend to agree with you Messie. Like I said in my post, I did not claim an criminal injuries although I am advised they would have been several thousand for my Broken nose and loss of a front tooth due to the root being fractured. As I thought my attacker should be the one to recompense me. He should have at least been forced to pay for the medical treatment I needed. But in someways I agree with the system if if I feel let down by it, that he should be punished for his crime, not the results of his crime.

[hindle8907]

Not good to hear this sort of thing, GWS .

[megs]

Well first I don't believe it is my right, as you put it, to claim this money, ifs its on offer then why not, its obviously on offer for some reason by the government. Its not like I am sueing anyone or the government which is the case in the vast majority of compensation claims, its a specific fund set up for these very sort of incidents, thus has no affect on anyones insurance premiums!

Second it is far removed from getting hit in a slow speed car crash and making up some bull**** about fake whiplash injuries. That is making up injuries or exaggerating them for the sole point of getting monetary returns. I didn't go out Thursday thinking i know, i'l get my head kicked in so i can make a nice claim.

Third you can preach from a moral stand point about issues like this, but the fact is it isn't going to change so if everyones getting theirs, i'm gonna try and get mine! Enjoy the view.... I know this is the attitude that has resulted in this compensation culture but its just not going to change unfortunately without some sort of laws being passed

Fact is I probably won't get anything and that doesn't bother me in the slightest.

I think the reason this fund was set up was to compensate people for loss of earnings etc if they were not covered. Or maybe the state feels some sort of guilt that it didn't protect one of its citizens so feels monetary compensation is in order. I don't know why its there but for some reason it is. Maybe someone can clarify.

Messie i'm not having a go, however the comment about its similar to spurious whiplash claims is i think completely wrong as i have explained above.

Again thanks for the messages everyone, got the helmet on today but a little sore, but i'm sure I'l be at the AR now :D

[Messie]

I apologise for how I seem to have upset you. It was not my intention at all, as I said.

I know your situation is not like people making up false claims as in whiplash, and I'm not for one moment suggesting you are making anything up. You were attacked by thugs for no reason.
I am far from preaching from any moral high ground. I am merely expressing my displeasure with the so-called 'claim culture' and volunteering my thoughts to the org.
I wish I knew more about this fund. I'd genuinely like to know if it is, as I suspect, the fund to which convicted criminals contribute as a part of their fine. If so, then that a good source of money. Does the money come from anywhere else? This is a genuine question btw.

I'm glad you're feeling better, can get the helmet on, and are looking forward to the AR

[Bluefish]

I believe it's money set aside by the government, and do people when fined at court not have to pay towards this? I was attacked once on my way home from work in the van, had just crossed the thames, stopped at lights when some one in a car behind got out smashed my window with a smallish hammer and started hitting me with it, witnesses and all, but they couldn't trace him as car was nicked, was pretty shook up, i meant to claim then but never did.