This CCTV footage shows the moment a woman places glass in her mouth before pretending to choke on it in an Irish pub.
She apparently told the bar staff that the glass had been in her food and she accidentally ate it.
The woman appears to take a piece of glass from under her top before placing it in her mouth in a bid for a compensation claim.
The video of the shocking incident was taken in Judge Roy Beans bar in Newbridge, Co Kildare.
Owner Vivian Carroll said: “Sadly, this is typical of what I and many other publicans face on a weekly basis.
“It’s clear from the footage that after hiding glass in her clothes, this person then deliberately places it in her mouth. She told a member of staff that the glass was in her food, which was obviously not the case.
“We checked the CCTV footage and told her the entire incident had been recorded. The Gardaí were called, they took her details and she left.
“But if it wasn’t for security cameras I could possibly have faced a massive claim.”
Vintners’ Federation of Ireland chief executive Padraig Cribben slammed the “compo culture” saying it could force businesses to close.
He said: “The so-called ‘compo culture’ stems from the fact that people think they can get away with making outrageous insurance claims, a belief supported and encouraged by some within the legal sector and facilitated by insurers settling dubious claims.
“The public needs to understand that false and exaggerated claims force businesses to close and staff to lose their jobs.”
Peter Boland, director of the Alliance for Insurance Reform, said: "This footage is a timely reminder of the type of personal injury incidents experienced by organisations all over Ireland and the crippling insurance costs they cause.
"Unsustainable insurance costs are now pervasive right across Irish society and threaten the ability of small businesses, charities, voluntary groups, sports and arts organisations and festivals to function or survive. Equally, incidents like this demonise legitimate claimants for whom insurance cover is intended.
He added: “The slow pace of reform by Government to address this crisis is compounding the issue. Despite all the political promises we have heard, we have yet to see tangible evidence of reforms that will make a real difference.
"Reforms like the establishment of a fully-funded and resourced Garda response, a meaningful reduction in the level of general damages being granted for minor, fully-recovered injuries and a commitment from the insurance industry to quantify the scale of promised premium reductions.”
