By Bae Ji-sook
Staff Reporter
A high court held a swimming pool operator, its lifeguard and nursery responsible for a boy's falling into a pool and becoming paralyzed.
The Seoul High Court upheld a lower court's ruling that the accused pay 580 million won (approximately $400,000) in compensation for his disability. The breakdown of the compensation among the three parties was not available.
The boy, identified as Han, went to an outdoor swimming pool on the shore of the Han River in the summer of 2002 on a picnic with his nursery when he was 25 months old. He fell into a wading pool and sustained brain damage due to a lack of oxygen, paralyzing his arms and legs.
Though the law designates that swimming pools have more than two life guards, the facility, managed by a Seoul city government subcontractor, had only one, who wasn't paying attention at the time.
Judge Seo Myeong-su said, ``The management company is primarily responsible for not having enough personnel on the scene. Nursery staff should also have paid more attention to the children, as should have the life guard.''
However, he only acknowledged 70 percent of the compensation Han's parents filed for. ``The parents are also partially responsible because they should have accompanied their child to the rather dangerous place.''
[출처 : 코리아타임스]
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