Five-Year-Old Billed £15.95 For Failing To Attend Friend’s Birthday Party
‘A five-year-old boy has been billed for failing to attend a friend’s birthday party – resulting in legal action’ reports BBC Cornwall.
Alex Nash, from Cornwall, was invited to the party just before Christmas.
According to The Cornish Guardian ‘Derek Nash and his partner discovered the bill after it was slipped into their son’s, Alex, school bag.
They dismissed it as a joke initially – but are now being threatened with a small claims court action unless the £15.95 is paid.
The row started after the family confirmed that their son would be attending the party at the Ski Slope and Snowboard Centre just before Christmas.
However, they soon realised that they had double booked – and said they did not have a contact number to let Alex’s friend’s mum know they were going to have to cancel.
Alex’s father Derek said he had been told he would be taken to the small claims court for refusing to pay.