'It's when we're alone and quiet that it hurts,' dad of man killed by collapsed stage at Toronto Radiohead concert says
Ken Johnson is fresh off a tour of the Office of the Chief Coroner to get his bearings before the inquest into his son's death begins on Monday.
About a year after the collapse, 13 charges were laid against the show's promoter, Live Nation, contractor Optex Staging and engineer Domenic Cugliari under provincial health and safety laws. "The inquest is not about whether the engineer or the contractor or the promoter were wright or wrong, but what they can do to prevent it," Johnson said. "I'm still a bit worried that they will be defending or trying to explain the situation rather than coming up with methods to eliminate any doubt and come up with solutions."
The couple have struggled since their son died, said Johnson. They've both dealt with depression, with his wife still on medication to treat her mood seven years later. At 67, Johnson still works, ironically, as a scaffolding inspector. The work keeps his mind busy.
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