A Plymouth man who broke his girlfriend's leg as part of an attempt to claim £100,000 in a fraudulent personal injury scam has been jailed for 3 years.
Former chef, Gordon Thompson and his then girlfriend Elizabeth Hingston came up with the scheme after watching a "no win, no fee" TV ad. Hingston took Valium and drank a bottle of Pernod to numb the pain before Thompson placed her leg between two bricks and jumped on it with both feet.
Miss Hingston needed surgery and spent six months on crutches following the incident - she was not charged for her part in the scam, despite admitting to police that she had encouraged Thompson to deliberately break her leg.
Police launched an investigation after finding a mobile phone with footage of the incident along with paperwork filled out to send to Plymouth Council to make a claim during an unrelated drugs raid on Thompson’s home. The couple had planned to claim that injury had been caused when a wall had fallen on her.
Thompson admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent during the incident.
One of our directors is a solicitor (non-practising) who worked with personal injury victims for 14 years in the legal profession. Having handled a substantial number of personal injury claims he understands just what an impact an injury claim can have on someone's life.

He also knows what to look for in a good personal injury solicitor, from understanding your position immediately after an accident, to making the process as straightforward as possible and ensuring that treatment is arranged and that you receive the right amount of compensation. All of these matters are incredibly important.

1stClaims uses all of this knowledge to select the best personal injury and medical negligence solicitors across the country to ensure that all 1stClaims clients are incredibly well looked after.