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Hillsborough verdict: Fans unlawfully killed
- Thread starter El Presidente
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JonnyComeEarly
UTA!!
Brilliant for the families.
Wonder if this will open the door for a return to terraces?
Wonder if this will open the door for a return to terraces?
Megazone
On his last warning
Good for the people of Liverpool. Hopefully everyone can move forward from this.
So pleased for the families, nothing more than they deserve. Will now presumably be further years of legal/compensation cases...........and possible action against individuals ?
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- #5
It will grind on slowly and painfully in that regard.
Da Man Clay
T'Blades
- Dec 16, 2004
- 16,286
Indeed. Presumably some sort of corporate manslaughter type case amongst others.
But presumably no action against the Government ministers of the day who aided and abetted the smear campaign against the fans.
BensGrandad
New member
As it has been decided unlawful killing, by whom? Who will be held responsible and answerable?
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Ultimately the jury
attila
1997 Club
JUSTICE for the 96. AT LAST. Fans unlawfully killed. Lying police, lying press. Evil calumny on Liverpool fans, the city, the people. Evil calumny on football fans in general. Taylor Report a disgusting Thatcherite stitch up. We want our terraces back.
BensGrandad
New member
I obviously didnt mean who delivered the verdict, but who was responsible for the killing.
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- #13
A combination of policing, Sheffield Wednesday and whowever granted the stadium a safety certificate.
Ninety-six football fans who died as a result of a crush in the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed, the inquests have concluded.
Police failures led to the deaths in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
Jurors answered yes to the question about whether any police error caused or contributed to a dangerous situation at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final.
The behaviour of Liverpool fans did not contribute to the dangerous situation at the turnstiles.
When the conclusion of the unlawful killing was revealed, families were seen hugging each other in the public gallery and some punched the air.
The jury also concluded
Police failures led to the deaths in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
Jurors answered yes to the question about whether any police error caused or contributed to a dangerous situation at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final.
The behaviour of Liverpool fans did not contribute to the dangerous situation at the turnstiles.
When the conclusion of the unlawful killing was revealed, families were seen hugging each other in the public gallery and some punched the air.
The jury also concluded
- Police errors caused a dangerous situation at the turnstiles
- Failures by commanding officers caused a crush on the terraces
- There were mistakes in the police control box over the order to open the Leppings Lane end exit gates
- Defects at the stadium contributed the disaster
- There was an error in the safety certification of the Hillsborough stadium
- Police delayed declaring a major incident
- The emergency response including the ambulance service was also delayed
Presumably the Police, SWFC and their engineers in varying proportions. Possibly the stadium licencing authority?
ROSM
Well-known member
The guidance given by the coroner pointed to actions directly stemming from David Duckenfield the matchday commander. It was deemed that he owed a duty of care to those at the match and that he failed in that duty of care, that this failure caused the deaths and that this failure amounted to gross negligence
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Sorry BG but it didn't seem that obvious ..but u got your reply
The bbc website carries a lot of detail to help you
ROSM
Well-known member
Indeed by error or ommission by them but a key point is that in answer to the questions concerning the fans, the jury unanimously agreed that their actions played no part in the deaths.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
CPS has started process to consider charges