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| Hillsborough families' anger at not being told of pathology review | Hillsborough families' anger at not being told of pathology review |
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| Margaret Aspinall's 18-year-old son James died in the 1989 disaster | Margaret Aspinall's 18-year-old son James died in the 1989 disaster |
| Relatives of Hillsborough victims have said it is "disgraceful" they were not told a review into pathology failings at the original inquest was under way. | Relatives of Hillsborough victims have said it is "disgraceful" they were not told a review into pathology failings at the original inquest was under way. |
| Margaret Aspinall, whose son James died in the 1989 disaster, said it was "appalling" she heard via the media. | Margaret Aspinall, whose son James died in the 1989 disaster, said it was "appalling" she heard via the media. |
| A review into what went wrong with the original pathology report into the deaths of the 97 victims was announced on Wednesday. | A review into what went wrong with the original pathology report into the deaths of the 97 victims was announced on Wednesday. |
| The Home Office has been approached for comment. | The Home Office has been approached for comment. |
| The stadium crush developed at the start of an FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. | The stadium crush developed at the start of an FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. |
| The original inquests, which were quashed by the High Court in 2012, heard no evidence from after 15:15 BST on the day of the disaster, 15 April, at the Hillsborough ground in Sheffield. | |
| The review was aimed at ensuring similar mistakes were not made in the future, the Home Office said. | The review was aimed at ensuring similar mistakes were not made in the future, the Home Office said. |
| The review will look at how mistakes can be avoided in future | The review will look at how mistakes can be avoided in future |
| Mrs Aspinall said: "I was always under the impression that families would be informed first. | Mrs Aspinall said: "I was always under the impression that families would be informed first. |
| "We heard nothing about this review until we read it on media and I find that rather appalling, the families should have been told first and foremost. | "We heard nothing about this review until we read it on media and I find that rather appalling, the families should have been told first and foremost. |
| "Its only polite and proper and just to inform families." | "Its only polite and proper and just to inform families." |
| Mrs Aspinall is calling for the review to be halted until all the families agreed it should go ahead. | Mrs Aspinall is calling for the review to be halted until all the families agreed it should go ahead. |
| She continued: "We've gone through all of this for all of these years and we've had to fight every step of the way to get to the truth of Hillsborough and I just find this all rather cynical. What is going on?" | She continued: "We've gone through all of this for all of these years and we've had to fight every step of the way to get to the truth of Hillsborough and I just find this all rather cynical. What is going on?" |
| Ninety-seven Liverpool fans died after a crush at Hillsborough stadium on 15 April 1989 | Ninety-seven Liverpool fans died after a crush at Hillsborough stadium on 15 April 1989 |
| Greater Manchester's mayor Andy Burnham, who helped set up the Hillsborough Independent Panel when he was a government minister, said a key principle was families would always be told first. | Greater Manchester's mayor Andy Burnham, who helped set up the Hillsborough Independent Panel when he was a government minister, said a key principle was families would always be told first. |
| "To have a major Home Office review on something as sensitive as pathology, blood readings taken from those who died, and the families didn't know and that is a process that is now going to be done and they read about it in the media, its disgraceful," he said. | "To have a major Home Office review on something as sensitive as pathology, blood readings taken from those who died, and the families didn't know and that is a process that is now going to be done and they read about it in the media, its disgraceful," he said. |
| In a tweet, Liverpool's metropolitan mayor Steve Rotheram said it was "thoughtless and insensitive" to not inform families first. | In a tweet, Liverpool's metropolitan mayor Steve Rotheram said it was "thoughtless and insensitive" to not inform families first. |
| Steve Kelly, whose brother Michael died aged 38 in the disaster, said hearing major developments through the news was something the families are "used to". | Steve Kelly, whose brother Michael died aged 38 in the disaster, said hearing major developments through the news was something the families are "used to". |
| "I heard this morning on Radio Merseyside when I woke up," he said. | "I heard this morning on Radio Merseyside when I woke up," he said. |
| However, Mr Kelly said he was "pleased" the review was going ahead. | However, Mr Kelly said he was "pleased" the review was going ahead. |
| "We fought hard for this over the years," he said. | "We fought hard for this over the years," he said. |
| "Going forward hopefully it will help others and help get support for the Hillsborough law." | "Going forward hopefully it will help others and help get support for the Hillsborough law." |
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