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yuiyoshida

(41,874 posts) Thu Jun 25, 2015, 04:34 PM Jun 2015

Berkeley Balcony Collapse Investigation Could Lead to Manslaughter Charges

Updated 44 minutes ago

A prosecutor says she has opened a criminal investigation into the fatal Berkeley balcony collapse that could lead to involuntary manslaughter charges.

However, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley declined Thursday to discuss any possible target of her investigation, saying it could end with no charges being filed.

Six students were killed last week, including five from Ireland, and seven others were injured when a balcony broke from the side of a Berkeley apartment building.

O'Malley announced the criminal investigation two days after city inspectors said the balcony was supported by wooden beams that had been badly rotted by water damage.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Berkeley-Balcony-Collapse-Investigation-Could-Lead-to-Manslaughter-Charges-309885191.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_BAYBrand

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Berkeley Balcony Collapse Investigation Could Lead to Manslaughter Charges (Original Post) yuiyoshida Jun 2015 OP

I hope something comes from this. I nearly lost two friends a few months ago.. arcane1 Jun 2015 #1

Excellent! San Quentin, please. KamaAina Jun 2015 #2

I was told that this was just the obligatory "look we're doing something about it". daredtowork Jun 2015 #3

arcane1

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1. I hope something comes from this. I nearly lost two friends a few months ago..

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Thu Jun 25, 2015, 04:37 PM

Jun 2015

when a dry-rotted balcony in San Francisco collapsed. Luckily it was on the 2nd floor and they "only" had fractured skulls and vertebrae. These Berkeley people weren't so fortunate