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7/7 victim: Are my legs worth only [pounds sterling]110,000?
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The Evening Standard (London, England)
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October 17, 2005
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Byline: BEN LEAPMAN
TUBE bombing victim Martine Wright has condemned the Government's compensation scheme for offering her only [pounds sterling]55,000 for each of her two lost legs.
She said she feared for her future, with her [pounds sterling]42,000a-year salary gone and huge bills looming for a house specially adapted for her needs.
"How do they work out these figures?" she asked. "Does someone sit in an office and fill in a box saying how much people's limbs are worth?" The Evening Standard reported last month that Ms Wright, 32, was in line for a [pounds sterling]110,000 interim payout from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA).
She has ...
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