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Hillsborough verdict: Fans unlawfully killed









dazzer6666

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Mar 27, 2013
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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 ?
 


El Presidente

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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 ?

It will grind on slowly and painfully in that regard.
 
























Titanic

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Jul 5, 2003
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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 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
 




Igzilla

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Sep 27, 2012
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I obviously didnt mean who delivered the verdict, but who was responsible for the killing.

Presumably the Police, SWFC and their engineers in varying proportions. Possibly the stadium licencing authority?
 


ROSM

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Dec 26, 2005
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I obviously didnt mean who delivered the verdict, but who was responsible for the killing.

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
 








ROSM

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Dec 26, 2005
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A combination of policing, Sheffield Wednesday and whowever granted the stadium a safety certificate.

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.
 





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