A maintenance officer has had a personal injury claim awarded for a stairs accident after the injuries he sustained forced him into early retirement.

The unnamed 61-year-old from Wakefield in West Yorkshire injured his back when he fell down stairs at West Yorkshire Police Headquarters in November 2008.

 As a result of the injuries he sustained the victim was unable to lift without feeling pain. The judge found in favour of the victim and awarded the claimant £17,000 in injury compensation for a stairs accident.