Man gets £5,000 in compensation after cutting himself while shaving

Nick Silverthorn was left bleeding after using the razor and £5,000 compensation (Credits: Tony Kershaw / SWNS)

A man was handed £5,000 in compensation from a razor company after cutting himself shaving with one of their products.

Nick Silverthorn, 48, from London, bought himself a new razor during the Christmas holidays a year ago.

He said he visited his local Sainsbury’s in Richmond to buy a £2.50 Wilkinson Sword Men Advance 3 razor.

But when Mr Silverthorn unwrapped...