They were convicted of involuntary manslaughter and injuries Published: February 17, 2021 16:36 AFP Madonna Image Credit: AP
Marseille: A French court on Wednesday handed suspended prison sentences to four people charged over the collapse of a stage as it was being set up for a 2009 concert by pop superstar Madonna, which killed two workers.
A judge in the southern city of Marseille, where the concert was to take place, convicted the four of involuntary manslaughter and injuries, while acquitting three others ordered to stand trial.
Eight other workers sustained injuries in the accident, which occurred when one of four cranes putting up metal scaffolding for the stage knocked into the structure s roof on July 16, 2009 - three days before the show.
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