Human tomato stunt costs council £24,000
OddA former mayor has cost Belfast City Council £24,000 after an attempt to jump over a human tomato went wrong.
Jim Rodgers had planned to leap over an employee dressed as a tomato to promote a gourmet food fair, but slipped on wet grass and hit Lorraine Mallon's head with his knee.
Mallon suffered a slipped disc and accused the council of negligence. They agreed to the settlement at Belfast High Court this week, Sky News reports.
Mr Rodgers, now an Ulster Unionist councillor, said at the time of the accident in 2007: "I have been absolutely devastated over what has happened.
"There had been three false runs and I think Lorraine thought this was just another one. I just caught the top of her head and unfortunately I injured her.
"I'm very fit and look after myself, but it was just one of those unfortunate things."
OddA former mayor has cost Belfast City Council £24,000 after an attempt to jump over a human tomato went wrong.
Jim Rodgers had planned to leap over an employee dressed as a tomato to promote a gourmet food fair, but slipped on wet grass and hit Lorraine Mallon's head with his knee.
Mallon suffered a slipped disc and accused the council of negligence. They agreed to the settlement at Belfast High Court this week, Sky News reports.
Mr Rodgers, now an Ulster Unionist councillor, said at the time of the accident in 2007: "I have been absolutely devastated over what has happened.
"There had been three false runs and I think Lorraine thought this was just another one. I just caught the top of her head and unfortunately I injured her.
"I'm very fit and look after myself, but it was just one of those unfortunate things."