Trampoline park boss spared jail over cover-up after four kids broke their legs
A trampoline park owner who failed to tell the authorities four young children broke their legs at his facility has been spared jail today.
Two three-year-olds - a boy and a girl - along with two other girls aged nine and 11 were hurt at Philip Booth's American-themed trampoline park.
A court heard they suffered injuries while jumping on trampolines and into foam pits at Supajump in Cardiff Bay, Wales.
But Booth, 60, failed to report this, and failed to ensure guests were not exposed to health and safety risks while using play equipment. He dodged a jail term today and was instead handed a 10-month sentence suspended for 18 months at Cardiff Crown Court today.
Booth was also slapped with a £20,000 bill - £10,000 for court costs and £10,000 the company must pay.
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Supajump in Cardiff Bay (WALES NEWS SERVICE)Booth, of St Mellons, Cardiff, pleaded guilty to four counts of failing to report an accident at the park.
He also admitted two counts of failing to ensure people were not exposed to health and safety risks while using play equipment.
His park boasts 20,000 square feet of interconnected trampolines along with "angled walls, tricks airbag, slam dunk basketball and a battle beam".
Cardiff Magistrates' Court had previously heard the children were injured between April 2018 and August 2019.
The trampoline park (WALES NEWS SERVICE)The court heard another young woman suffered a spinal injury at the park, but Booth has not been charged over that incident.
The Supajump website says: "Supajump’s trampoline arena has over 100 interconnected trampolines for bouncing, practising your flips and keeping fit!"
The site also features an American sweet shop and Uncle Sam's American Diner.
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