Malaysia Airlines pays boy $44,240<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A nine-year-old boy who was badly scalded
\nafter a flight attendant spilled hot coffee on his groin was
\nawarded 110,600 ringgit (US$44,240) yesterday from Malaysia
\nAirlines.<\/p>\n
The national carrier was ordered to pay damages to Mohd
\nRafiuddin Elmin after the court ruled that the stewardess'
\nnegligence had caused the boy pain and suffering, Bernama news
\nagency reported from the Sabah state capital of Kota Kinabalu.<\/p>\n
Mohd Rafiuddin had claimed he suffered injury to his thighs,
\ntesticles, penis and anus and spent 15 days in hospital after the
\naccident on June 17, 1994.<\/p>\n
Malaysia Airlines' lawyer Connie Willie in turn said
\nRafiuddin's burns were minor as they only affected five percent
\nof his body surface. The lawyer also blamed the boy's family's
\nreliance on folk medicine for exacerbating the wounds.<\/p>\n
The court ordered the airline and flight attendant to pay the
\nschoolboy 60,000 ringgit for pain and suffering, 30,000 ringgit
\nfor injuries, 20,000 ringgit for scars and 600 ringgit for legal
\nfees.<\/p>",
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