Stupid Teenager

A "STUPID" teenager hurt his knee in a fight – and then tried to con £617,000 from Leeds Council by claiming he tripped over a paving stone. Ryan Kirk, 24, claimed he dislocated his knee after smashing it against a BT junction box on May 9, 2002. But despite telling a 999 operator and doctors at hospital that he had kicked the box in frustration and never mentioned tripping up, he still went through with his charade. Investigators for the council eventually discovered the gaping hole in his story and found he had caused the injury himself after kicking the box following a fight.