Berkeley tragedy: Grieving father says investigation must leave no stone unturned

Niccolai Schuster’s father John has appealed for investigators to “leave no stone unturned” in their quest to prove the cause of the Berkeley balcony collapse.

In a powerful eulogy and plea, the 21-year-old’s grieving parents, along with beloved brother Alexei, told mourners how the death of their “magical son” had left them “in a black hole of unimaginable devastation”.

Dry rot has been confirmed in the beams which held up the balcony and the district attorney’s office in California is examining the information.