WA MP’s son declares bankruptcy over claim

April 25th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

The son of a West Australian MP is declaring bankruptcy, saying he cannot afford to pay $230,000 in compensation to a woman who was seriously injured when he crashed his father’s boat.

Luke Woollard, 23, the son of Alfred Cove independent MP Janet Woollard, was sued in the District Court in Perth by Kate Campbell, 24, to recover more than $200,000 in medical and legal bills, lost earnings and dental treatment.

Ms Campbell was nearly killed when she slammed into the boat’s dashboard after a drunk Mr Woollard crashed into a navigation pylon near Perth’s Canning Bridge in the early hours of November 7, 2007.

Mr Woollard was ferrying people, including Ms Campbell, after a day and night of drinking to celebrate end-of-year university exams.

In earlier criminal proceedings, Mr Woollard received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm.

On March 30 this year, following a civil action in the District Court in Perth, Judge Philip McCann found in favour of Ms Campbell and said she should receive $229,627 in compensation.

In a statement late on Tuesday, Mr Woollard said he could not afford to pay Ms Campbell and would have to declare bankruptcy.

He said he had made a stupid decision on the night of the boat crash, but had since been subjected to years of criminal and civil litigation, and suffered more adverse publicity than most murderers.

“I hope that the community accepts that this is enough. I would like from now on to build a life and a career.”

Mr Woollard said he remained deeply sorry for what he did to Ms Campbell and he wished her well for the future.

He said his parents had twice offered Ms Campbell $100,000 to settle the civil litigation, but she had refused the offer.

Following the awarding of compensation, Ms Campbell said Mr Woollard had spared no expense in defending the legal action against him, and she hoped his family would stand behind him to help her and her family recover from their losses.

She said she would always be angry over the way she was forced to fight to get compensation for her injuries and that the boat wasn’t insured.

Since her accident, Ms Campbell has campaigned for compulsory third-party insurance for leisure boats.