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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Rugby player left paralysed for life wins up to £10m in landmark court battle against rival who tackled her

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A woman left paralysed for life after her spine was broken in an amateur rugby match has won a landmark High Court battle worth up to £10m.

Dani Czernuszka, aged 34, alleged that she heard opponent Natasha Mercedes King say she was “going to break her” before the tackle which left her paralysed from the waist downwards, during the match between Reading Sirens and Bracknell Ladies.

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