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| Hillsborough verdict: Inquest jury rules 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed in 1989 disaster | |
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| The Hillborough inquest has found that the 96 victims of Britain’s worst sporting disaster were unlawfully killed. | The Hillborough inquest has found that the 96 victims of Britain’s worst sporting disaster were unlawfully killed. |
| The jury also rejected the suggestion that the behaviour of football supporters "caused or contributed" to the crush at the Leppings Lane turnstiles. | The jury also rejected the suggestion that the behaviour of football supporters "caused or contributed" to the crush at the Leppings Lane turnstiles. |
| Many of the relatives of the Liverpool fans that died were in court in Warrington for the conclusion of the longest jury proceedings in British legal history. | Many of the relatives of the Liverpool fans that died were in court in Warrington for the conclusion of the longest jury proceedings in British legal history. |
| Jurors answered 14 questions on how the day unfolded, as well as a record of the time and cause of death for each of those who lost their lives, 27 years and 12 days since the disaster on 15 April 1989. | Jurors answered 14 questions on how the day unfolded, as well as a record of the time and cause of death for each of those who lost their lives, 27 years and 12 days since the disaster on 15 April 1989. |
| They reached unanimous decisions on police planning before the game, stadium safety, events on the day and the emergency services' response but resorted to a majority on whether the fans were unlawfully killed. | They reached unanimous decisions on police planning before the game, stadium safety, events on the day and the emergency services' response but resorted to a majority on whether the fans were unlawfully killed. |
| Question six asked: “Are you satisfied, so that you are sure, that those who died in the disaster were unlawfully killed?” | Question six asked: “Are you satisfied, so that you are sure, that those who died in the disaster were unlawfully killed?” |
| Before they were sent out to start their deliberations on 6 April, jurors were told they could only answer “yes” to question six if they were sure that match commander Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield owed a duty of care to those who died in the disaster, and that he was in breach of that duty of care. | Before they were sent out to start their deliberations on 6 April, jurors were told they could only answer “yes” to question six if they were sure that match commander Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield owed a duty of care to those who died in the disaster, and that he was in breach of that duty of care. |
| Thirdly, they would need to be satisfied that his breach of duty caused the deaths and, fourthly, that it amounted to “gross negligence”. | Thirdly, they would need to be satisfied that his breach of duty caused the deaths and, fourthly, that it amounted to “gross negligence”. |
| Mr Duckenfield gave the order at 2.52pm to open exit Gate C in Leppings Lane, allowing around 2,000 fans to flood into the already packed central pens behind the goal. | Mr Duckenfield gave the order at 2.52pm to open exit Gate C in Leppings Lane, allowing around 2,000 fans to flood into the already packed central pens behind the goal. |
| The hearings have been ongoing for more than two years, with the jury having heard evidence from around 1,000 witnesses. | The hearings have been ongoing for more than two years, with the jury having heard evidence from around 1,000 witnesses. |
| The fresh inquests began in March 2014, in a specially built courtroom in Warrington. | The fresh inquests began in March 2014, in a specially built courtroom in Warrington. |
| Dozens of relatives of the victims had attended each of the more than 300 days the court has sat at Bridgewater Place on the Cheshire town's Birchwood Park business park. | Dozens of relatives of the victims had attended each of the more than 300 days the court has sat at Bridgewater Place on the Cheshire town's Birchwood Park business park. |
| The Hillsborough disaster unfolded during Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final tie against Nottingham Forest as thousands of fans were crushed on Sheffield Wednesday's Leppings Lane terrace. | The Hillsborough disaster unfolded during Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final tie against Nottingham Forest as thousands of fans were crushed on Sheffield Wednesday's Leppings Lane terrace. |
| The 1991 accidental deaths verdicts from the original inquests were quashed following the 2012 Hillsborough Independent Panel report after a long campaign by the families of the dead. | The 1991 accidental deaths verdicts from the original inquests were quashed following the 2012 Hillsborough Independent Panel report after a long campaign by the families of the dead. |