Regina couple injured in deck collapse wants builder, developer to take responsibility

A raised deck overlooking a pond and golf course is what convinced Koroush Khandehroo, a 47-year-old professor at the University of Regina, and his wife, Mahshad Khaniki, to buy a new townhouse in northwest Regina in 2015.

For nearly five years, the couple considered the second-storey deck to be a peaceful oasis from which they could watch birds and golfers.

Then, on June 22, 2020, the deck collapsed underneath them and turned their lives upside down.

That morning, Khanderhoo had invited his wife to join him on the deck for a cup of coffee. She heard some strange noises and leaned over the