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Judge Garrett Simons stated that the accident happened when the boy was in school when his hand was caught by the bathroom door.

Two years ago, a student lost a fingertip when the bathroom door of his school was clamped, and he settled his High Court lawsuit for 40,000 euros.

At the time of the incident, five-year-old Conor Bisset had his right little fingertip amputated. The high court heard that the little boy had to undergo two operations and his little finger was always short.

On May 22, 2019, Conor Bissett of Granard China National Petroleum Corporation in Longford County, now 7 years old, sued Longford through his mother Tanya Bissett St Colmcille National School in Ognacliffe, Texas.

In an affidavit to the court, Ms. Bisset stated that her son's little fingertip was completely amputated. She said that the amputation part was put into milk and transferred to the hospital with him.

Upon arriving at Dublin Hospital, he found that his fingers were so impregnated that he could not perform tip transplantation. The boy was taken to the theater and the wound was thoroughly cleaned.

Connor was discharged home from the hospital, but since then he had to return to the dressing clinic many times. Ms. Bisset said that the fingers have completely healed and the fingers can move in all directions, but there is a problem with the growth of the nails.

She said that her son now has a two-centimeter scar. Although his fingers can move in all directions, she said that the doctor thinks his right little finger will always be short.

In approving the settlement agreement, Judge Garrett Simons stated that in all circumstances in this case, this is a very good solution. The judge said that the accident happened when the boy was going to school and his hand was caught by the bathroom door.

The problem in this case was whether the bathroom door was too heavy and closed too quickly. The judge noticed that the boy's fingers were fully functional.

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