Sometimes a person is not the victim of an accident but an innocent victim of a violent crime. If you were an innocent victim of a violent crime and have sustained personal injury as a result, then you may be entitled to make a claim for compensation. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is a government organisation that can pay money to people who have been physically or mentally injured because they were the innocent victim of a violent crime.
The scheme may pay compensation even if the offender is not convicted of the crime causing your injury and even if the offender is not identified or caught.
Most CICA personal injury claims must be made within 2 years from the date of the incident, although the CICA do sometimes accept personal injury claims after this deadline. Also, the act of violence must have occurred in England, Scotland or Wales. Also, the offender does not necessarily had to have been convicted of, or even charged with a crime.
If you have made your own application to the CICA and have been refused, then we may be able to help you with your appeal.
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