The ex-bouncer was seen on video in a cage fight days after he claimed to have been in a crash
Insurers could pursue a former police officer for alleged contempt of court following a High Court hearing.
Valerijs Trifonovs claimed thousands of pounds in compensation for car crash injuries and could now face jail, after being caught on film taking part in a professional cage fight just days later.
The ex-bouncer and bodyguard said his injuries from the collision in King’s Road, London in May 2010 were so bad he could not look after himself or his son.
But his damages bid was thrown out by a judge in May after he was shown a video of Trifonovs in the ring.
Judge Alastair Hammerton, sitting at Bow County Court, ruled that Trifonov’s bid for a compensation was a “case of fraud”, the High Court heard yesterday.
Marcus Grant, representing Quinn Direct Insurance, argued that the accident had either not occurred or that its effects had been “exaggerated” by the cage fighter, who had worked as a policeman in Lithuania before moving to the UK.
Dickon Edwards, defending, insisted that participation in the cage fight was not conclusive evidence of fraud.
And in a rare move, Judge Patrick Moloney QC opened the way for insurers to go after Trifonovs, the Daily Mail reports.
Having seen a DVD of the fight, the judge said he believed the insurer had managed to set up a sufficiently strong case to proceed.
Trifonovs, from Potters Bar, now faces a full contempt of court hearing.
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