Bacardi drinker wins £18,000 from nightclub after falling in stilettos while smoking outside

Daily Mail UK ^ | July 30, 2009

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A woman who tripped and broke her leg in a pub has been awarded £18,000 in compensation.

Selena Gilder was smoking a cigarette outside when the three-inch heel of her stiletto shoes became caught in a crack in the concrete.

The 40-year-old, who had drunk two Bacardi and Cokes, lost her balance and tumbled backwards, but her trapped foot caused her to snap the tibia and fibula of her right leg.

The hospital cleaner insists she was not drunk and blamed the fall on 'very poor' lighting in the smoking area.

Ms Gilder had three operations and six months off work following the incident, which occurred at 11.30pm on October 26, 2007.

She took legal action against insurers of The Albion pub in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, who have now settled out of court for £18,000.

Ms Gilder, who now works in a garage, is only just beginning to walk properly after her most recent operation nine weeks ago.

She said: 'I'm happy about the money, because what happened to me at that place was horrific.

[Ditter]

I seriously doubt it. After being in a cast as long as she is going to have to be in one, the muscles and tendons in her legs are going to be completely changed.