Thomas Cook has paid a five-figure settlement to a six-year-old boy who fractured his leg after a hotel photographer fell on top of him.
The boy, from Peterborough, was on a two-week holiday with his family at the Blue Bay Platinum Hotel in Turkey.
The youngster was walking towards the main hotel building with his brother and sister when a photographer employed by the hotel picked him up and ran towards the pool.
The photographer slipped and the pair fell to the floor, with the man landing on the boy’s leg.
As a result, the boy was left needing a wheelchair for four months and was unable to return to school for two months.
His parents instructed personal injury firm Irwin Mitchell to investigate after the incident, which happened in May 2013.
"To see our son in such distress was devastating for us all and I hate to think that it could happen to anyone else. We hope that Thomas Cook has learned lessons from this and that safety and staff training has improved at the hotel," said his mother.
A spokesperson for Thomas Cook said: "We were really sorry to hear about this sad and unfortunate accident and the impact it has had. Our holidays should be fun and relaxing and we’re sorry that the boy and his family didn’t get that experience. We wish him all the best for the future."
