Radiohead asks for answers about death in Toronto

Six years ago, Radiohead drumming technician Scott Johnson died when their scene collapsed shortly before their performance in Toronto

on Thursday night as the group returned in the city. "People who should be held accountable are still not held accountable," Thom Yorke told fans. "The silence is [expletive] deafening."

The group then keeps a minute of silence before playing Karma's police

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Radiohead was scheduled to perform a sold-out concert at Downsview Park in Toronto in 2012, when the metal scaffold of the stage abruptly collapsed one hour before the doors opened. .

Johnson, 33, of Doncaster, was killed and three others injured

A year later, the police filed lawsuits under Ontario's health and safety laws against the Live Nation entertainment company , the engineer Domenic Cugliari and the contractor Optex. Staging and Service

The three accused had pleaded not guilty; but the trial was "suspended" last September – which means no charges will be withheld – because of a landmark decision in 2016 by the Supreme Court of Canada that cases before the court should be judged within 18 months.

At trial, the trial lasted more than 40 days over 14 months. Then, the presiding judge, Shaun Nakatsuru, was appointed to a superior court, which led to the cancellation of the trial.

Making the decision to discontinue the proceedings, Judge Ann Nelson of Ontario acknowledged that the result would be unsatisfactory to Johnson's family and colleagues

"It is important to emphasize that timely justice is not only important for the accused," she said. No doubt this decision will be incomprehensible to the family of Mr. Johnson, who may rightly complain that justice has not been done. "

Wednesday, Radiohead drummer, Phil Selway He said that he was furious that Johnson's death remained unexplained, which meant that a similar accident could happen again. [19659007"It'sveryfrustratingthetrialfailedonatechnicalpoint"hesaid"Therewerenorealanswerswithouttheanswerswecannotguaranteethatanaccidentlikethisdoesnothappenagain"

" We are badured that there will be an investigation next year. I hope [to find] the real answers – things on which everyone can act and implement.

Selway told Canadian media that Radiohead no longer felt able to play in Toronto until this week.

come back and play, "he told CBC.

"There are still so many things that are not resolved around the accident, still a lot of very raw feelings about Scott, and the fact that Scott is not here with us."

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