Korbyn, 6, scarred for life in holiday hotel horror

A BOY from Yorkshire has been left scarred for life after an accident following an explosion of glass at a hotel in Cyprus.
Five year old Korbyn Ferguson with his mum SharonFive year old Korbyn Ferguson with his mum Sharon
Five year old Korbyn Ferguson with his mum Sharon

Korbyn Ferguson, aged six, from Middleton, Leeds, who was five at the time of the accident, has been left with six inch scars on both sides of his leg and 22 stitches after a glass patio door to a balcony shattered when he fell through it.

He had been on a family holiday last summer when the incident happened and had arrived at the Princessa Vera Aparthotel in Paphos, Cyprus, on August 16 with his mother, Sharon, and his father, Andrew.

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Mrs Ferguson said: “Unbeknown to us, Korbyn had tried to go back on to the balcony and the glass in the door had literally ‘exploded’ as his knee had come into contact.

“There was blood everywhere because as his knee had gone through the glass, he had tried to remove it and thereby sliced the other side of his leg as well.”

The family is now taking legal action through a law firm, Leigh Day, and representatives alleged the tour operator, Jet2.com, should have ensured the room was safe. Mrs Ferguson claimed the glass door which Korbyn fell through was “paper thin” and the incident had left her son terrified of going to a doctor.

A Jet2.com spokesman said: “The health and safety of our customers is extremely important to us and we are exploring the claim regarding Korbyn Ferguson. As this is still an ongoing claim, we are unable to comment any further at this time.”