Lois Cartridge, 24, had claimed she was so badly injured she struggled to cook or get dressed. Her posts on social media, however, revealed a different story.
A woman who won a compensation claim by telling a doctor she could no longer exercise because of whiplash – but was later caught climbing Sydney Harbour Bridge - has been given a suspended jail term and a massive fine.
However, the High Court in London ruled that she went on to wildly exaggerate her symptoms in an attempt to boost a compensation claim, and was hit with a £20,000 bill for lawyers’ fees after a judge ruled that she was in contempt of court. A day after the accident, she told her Facebook friends she’d been shopping and on a dinner date, he said, adding: “On December 5, 2018, she posted a status update stating ‘can’t get much better’ alongside a photo showing what appears to be her swimming with dolphins.”
The court heard that Cartridge had told the doctor “that she normally engages in regular sporting and leisure activities, including swimming, training in the gym and walking” and that at the time of the examination, “these continue to be prevented as a result of her symptoms”.
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