Making a Serious Injury Claim Following a Hate Incident

Hate Crimes are acts of violence that are directed towards people because of who they are or who someone thinks they are. An example of hate incident can involve someone publicly insulting you due to your race, orientation or disability. Some extreme forms of hate incidents involved physical assaults which can leave victims seriously injured. If you have been injured due to someone’s misdirected and unfair hate towards you, you are eligible to make a serious injury claim for the damages and injuries sustained.  

What Are Hate Incident?

According to Police Officials and the Crown Prosecution Service any physical or verbal assault carried out due to someone’s personal traits can be regarded as a hate incident. These traits can include:-

-          Race

-          Gender

-          Religion

-          Transgender Identity

-          Sexual Orientation

Police authorities are obligated to report and take action against hate incidents that take place on the above mentioned grounds. If the hate incident involved physical assault then the victim has right to make a Serious Injury Claim against the perpetrators.

Are All Hate Incidents Hate Crimes?

If someone breaks the law driven by his/her hate towards someone else, this will be considered as a “hate crime” provided the reasons behind the hate are among the ones mentioned above. Hate incidents have their consequences, whereas hate crimes can implicate harsh sentences and heavy fines.

For more information regarding making a serious injury claim, get in touch with our experts at 247 Solicitors by phone on 01204 263000 or email info@247solicitors.co.uk.