NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Roy Oakey is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the truth about his brother’s death, but in the meantime, he’s hoping a lawsuit will lead to some answers.
$45M wrongful death lawsuit against Colonna’s Shipyard
“[It’s been] pure hell,” Roy Oakey said in a Monday morning interview. “My brother was my best friend. It kills me every day.”
Kenny Oakey was working on a barge at Colonna’s Shipyard. He had been called in to work on a Saturday morning. Less than an hour into his shift, Oakey sustained catastrophic injuries. Colonna’s told the family Kenny Oakey fell from a ladder.
“How does a man fall from supposedly a ladder and have skull fractures? Rib fractures, spinal fractures all throughout his body, and we have no way to explain it, so we need answers,” said Kevin Biniazan, attorney for the family.
Family wants answers about shipyard worker’s gruesome death
To get those answers the Oakey family is suing Colonna’s for $45 million for negligence and wrongful death…