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Two men who dropped a sofa from a rooftop leaving the woman it fell on with horrific injuries have avoided jail.

BBC News Woman hit by falling sofa blessed to be alive Close Edita Butkeviciute, who was badly injured after being hit by a sofa dropped from a roof, has said she appreciates life like never before. The 31-year-old was treated for injuries to her spine, legs and lungs after the incident in Aberdeen in December 2019. She said: "It changed me in really good ways as well. "Im very positive, I have no hate towards people." Barrie Law, 27, and Lee Morrison, 33, who had been moving the sofa, admitted...

Edita Butkeviciute says she is lucky to be alive after being hit by the sofa, which was dropped from a roof.

Two men who dropped a sofa from a rooftop has been ordered to pay their victim £15,000 in compensation.

Barrie Law, 27, and Lee Morrison, 33, were trying to get furniture out of flat when it hit beautician Edita Butkeveiciute

Updated: 20/04/2021, 6:38 pm Edita Butkeviciute in hospital after the incident in December 2019. A woman left with horrific injuries after two men dropped a sofa from a rooftop has told how she is in pain “every day” – more than a year on. Edita Butkeviciute, 31, was badly injured after the incident in Aberdeen in December 2019. Offshore worker Barrie Law, 27, and Lee Morrison, 33, admitted acting culpably and recklessly after the case called before Sheriff Philip Mann at Aberdeen Sheriff...

The case is being heard at Aberdeen Sheriff Court (Andrew Milligan/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A woman seriously injured by a sofa dropped from a roof has said she suffers pain every day and cannot work after having a metal plate fitted in her spine. Edita Butkeviciute, 31, was hit by the falling couch on Decem...

Scots beautician crushed by sofa that fell from rooftop welcomes guilty pleas by men who dropped it Edita Butkeviciute was struck by the three-seater while on the phone to her boyfriend outside the Aberdeen nail bar where she worked. Updated Edita lay underneath the sofa for 40 minutes. Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscri...

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