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International DJ Chloe Caillet hit by falling bricks while checking phone outside London cafe handed huge court payout

The Independent·Paul Keogh·about 1 month ago
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An international DJ star hit by a lump of falling brickwork as she checked her phone outside a London cafe has been handed a £90,000 costs and compensation payout. Electronic music star Chloe Caillet was injured when she was hit by a falling brick cornice outside the Kipferl Cafe, in Golborne Road, North Kensington, in June 2018. The brickwork only missed the now 33-year-old’s head because she was leaning forward looking at her phone when she was struck, but the DJ suffered injuries to her neck, shoulder and foot. She went on to sue the building owners, O’Hare Holdings Ltd, for nearly £100,000 compensation, initially saying that the accident had prevented her from working for six months. However, she had to deny lying about her claim after allegations that she had worked on several continents during that time, including attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert.…

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