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School accident victim consults personal injury solicitors

A Scottish schoolboy who claims his dream of becoming a professional footballer was ruined in a science lesson explosion has consulted personal injury solicitors with the intention of making an accident claim.

Wayne Logie, now 17, suffered permanent eye damage when a beaker shattered during a chemistry experiment at a Fife school in February 2003. Although he and his fellow pupils had been provided with safety glasses, they did not have any side protection and a piece of flying glass damaged his cornea.

Suing Fife Council for £200,000, Wayne's personal injury solicitors revealed how the incident left the youngster in need of glasses and prevented him from pursuing any career that requires unhampered, three-dimensional vision.

His father, Drew Logie, said, "Before the accident, he had quite a few school ideas, like getting O-levels.

"But after the explosion, he couldn't wait to get out of school. His character changed and he became quite aggressive and argumentative. He has never been like that.

"He hasn't totally given up football, but his eyesight is not as good as it was. He felt isolated after the accident. He has completely changed."

Responding to the news of Wayne's personal injury solicitors' compensation claim, Fife Council denied that staff at the school were negligent and said they had provided safety glasses with adequate protection.

A full hearing of the personal injury case will be held in the near future.