De Menezes train driver compensated

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Quincy Oji had to take time off work after being caught up in the drama at Stockwell Tube station in South London in July 2005.

He was driving the train on which Mr de Menezes was shot after being mistaken for a suicide bomber.

Mr Oji ran through a tunnel after the shooting and fell to the ground as he was followed by armed police.

His claim for compensation for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was initially turned down by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), but he appealed and has now been awarded £1,000.

Keith Norman, leader of the train drivers' union Aslef, which supported the claim, said compensation was initially resisted because it was argued Mr Oji was some distance from the shooting.

"I have never come across such spurious arguments to avoid paying compensation to someone who clearly deserves recompense," he said.

"I'm delighted that we finally have recognition of the trauma suffered, even if £1,000 hardly reflects what driver Oji has endured."

Andrew Hutson from Thompsons solicitors, who worked on the case, added: "To my mind it would have been a grave injustice if the CICA had got away with refusing to offer any compensation.

"At least this successful appeal acknowledges the stresses endured by driver Oji since the terrible events four years ago."