Before the fall, she was a healthy mother of two who planned on working as a hairdresser when her children reached school age.

Afterwards, she was unable to work or carry out simple domestic chores.

A woman was awarded $660,000 after falling in a fruit shop. Credit:Eddie Jim

Meng Khim Heang​, 36, was walking in a Sydney fruit shop when she slipped and fell heavily on the right side of her body.

As a result, she suffered soft tissue damage to her neck, shoulder, arm and lower back and was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder.