19 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30
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Boy, 12, has index finger ‘sliced off’ by a mechanical bull on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Furious mother vows to sue the popular feria

A FUMING mother is planning to sue a fun fair in Spain after her son’s finger was partially sliced off at the weekend.

The 12-year-old boy was reportedly dismounting from a mechanical bull, or ‘Rodeo Loco’, when he suffered the horror injury to his index finger.

The mother demanded an ambulance be called to the Javea feria, before the owner of the ride decided to drive her and the distraught boy to a nearby health centre.

From there he was rushed to Denia hospital for emergency surgery. He then underwent a partial amputation on Tuesday.

The mother demanded an ambulance be called to the Javea feria, before the owner of the ride decided to drive her and the distraught boy to a nearby health centre (Stock image)

According to Informacion.es, the mother has filed a complaint with the Guardia Civil and the Citizen Services Office (OAC) at Javea town hall.

In the complaint, seen by local media, the parent demands financial compensation.

According to municipal sources, the fun fair has all the necessary permits and had passed recent inspections.

They said the ride owner will have had insurance, which should be the first port of call for compensation costs.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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