LISTEN: Woman loses R16-million claim after photos expose her
She was on her way to a big payday when the truth came out...
Usually, when someone has to claim money from their insurance, it's because something negative has happened.
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Whether you have to make a claim for a stolen phone or something as serious as disability, it's no lying matter.
In fact, that would be insurance fraud.
One woman managed to shoot herself in the foot when she let her tree-throwing passions go too far.
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Kamila Grabska, an Irish woman, had made a claim with her insurance company, RSA Insurance, saying that she was suffering from 'debilitating pain' after being involved in a car accident in 2017.
Following the rear-end accident, Grabska claimed that she could not work for five years and was repeatedly bedridden. $542,000 of her $800,000 claim was to cover for future and lost wages as she had to quit her job.
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The story she had told Ireland's High Court was that she had constant back pain, she couldn't pick up groceries or play with her children.
It sounds quite serious, right? Most people would have sympathy with Kamila and the fact that her life has now changed forever.
But as it turns out, Kamila was seemingly unharmed and had hoped to bamboozle everyone.
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She was caught in her lie when photos of her went viral that showed her taking part in a Christmas tree-throwing competition.
And she wasn't just watching, she was throwing.
She even ended up winning the competition.
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She had decided to take part in the competition while her hearing was still ongoing.
Fair enough, upon seeing these pictures, the court concluded that her injuries were not as serious as she had made them believe
It is a very large, natural Christmas tree and it is being thrown by her in a very agile movement. I’m afraid I cannot but conclude the claims were entirely exaggerated. On that basis, I propose to dismiss the claim.
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