While it is very tragic for the folk involved, I am not too surprised - it is almost impossible to show that someone deliberately did something dangerous or reckless. It will simply be damage or corrosion/decay not being spotted soon enough due to it falling in the gaps between peoples roles and departmental responsibilities. Had the post rusted at the bottom and fallen on someone, no doubt a similar diffuse responsibility could have applied, unless someone's job description had 'go round and tap each post' in the list of tasks.
I am a bit surprised for this one though, as I seem to recall someone had reported it to the staff as giving shocks a few weeks prior, and I'd expect any responsible management should have investigated that.
While it is very tragic for the folk involved, I am not too surprised - it is almost impossible to show that someone deliberately did something dangerous or reckless. It will simply be damage or corrosion/decay not being spotted soon enough due to it falling in the gaps between peoples roles and departmental responsibilities. Had the post rusted at the bottom and fallen on someone, no doubt a similar diffuse responsibility could have applied, unless someone's job description had 'go round and tap each post' in the list of tasks.
I am a bit surprised for this one though, as I seem to recall someone had reported it to the staff as giving shocks a few weeks prior, and I'd expect any responsible management should have investigated that.
