Aunt sues nephew after hug broke her wrist

A woman has taken her 12-year-old nephew to court over injuries she says she suffered when he greeted her at a party four years ago.

Jennifer Connell, of New York City, is seeking $127,000 (£83,400) from the boy in a lawsuit filed in Connecticut.

She claims her nephew, then eight, acted unreasonably when he leaped into her arms after she arrived at his birthday party.

The exuberant greeting caused her to fall to the ground and break her wrist, the lawsuit claims.

The 54-year-old is asking a six-member jury in Fairfield County to find the boy liable for her injuries.

She testified last week that her life had become "very difficult" in the wake of the injury.

"I live in Manhattan in a third-floor walk-up so it has been very difficult,” she told the court, according to the Connecticut Post.

She added: "I was at a party recently and it was difficult to hold my hors d'oeuvre plate."

Ms Connell told the court that she loves her nephew but said he needs to be held accountable.

The boy, whose mother died last year, sat in the courtroom with his father as his aunt testified against him, the Post reported.

(Sky News)