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September 29, 2006

Station Fire: 'I stand here a broken man'

Robert Johnson Sr., father of fire victim Derek Johnson was
vsibly shaken.

"Derek's death has not only impacted on my life, which for all purposes has ceased to exist, but also my and Derek's family and friends," he said. "We have all suffered a loss so overwhelming it is inconsolable."

"I stand here a broken man, lost in a world without my precious son, Derek," he continued.

The elder Johnson also asked, with all due respect to the court, that his son's name, Derek Brian Johnson, be removed from the criminal complaint.

"Now, they only got 99," he added before leaving the stand.

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