…while couple awarded compensation for tabloid photo of burned body of son

Meanwhile, a married couple have been awarded compensation for the publication of a photo of the remains of their son in a tabloid newspaper. A Prague court ordered the daily Šíp to pay the pair CZK 100,000 (around USD 6,500) after it published a front page picture of the burned remains of their son in a car wreck after a collision. A lawyer for Šíp had argued that printing the photo was in the public interest, as it could help prevent road accidents. After the verdict was announced, the young man’s mother said she hoped other parents would never have to see such a photograph of their child.