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| Hillsborough Inquests: 'No life' in Kevin Williams, 15, fan says | Hillsborough Inquests: 'No life' in Kevin Williams, 15, fan says |
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| A fan caught up in the crush at Hillsborough has spoken of seeing a 15-year-old boy fall back into the crowd with "no life in him". | A fan caught up in the crush at Hillsborough has spoken of seeing a 15-year-old boy fall back into the crowd with "no life in him". |
| Kenneth Cooper was on the terraces when he believed he saw Liverpool supporter Kevin Williams. "I just noticed his eyes. I got no response." | Kenneth Cooper was on the terraces when he believed he saw Liverpool supporter Kevin Williams. "I just noticed his eyes. I got no response." |
| Kevin's mother Anne led the campaign for fresh inquests but died months after they were ordered in 2012. | Kevin's mother Anne led the campaign for fresh inquests but died months after they were ordered in 2012. |
| His family said it was "heartbreaking" to be at the inquests without her. | His family said it was "heartbreaking" to be at the inquests without her. |
| Ninety-six fans were fatally injured during the Liverpool versus Nottingham Forest FA Cup semi-final held in Sheffield on 15 April 1989. | Ninety-six fans were fatally injured during the Liverpool versus Nottingham Forest FA Cup semi-final held in Sheffield on 15 April 1989. |
| 'Never forget' | 'Never forget' |
| Kevin, who was "mad about Liverpool Football Club", had travelled from his home in Formby, Merseyside. | Kevin, who was "mad about Liverpool Football Club", had travelled from his home in Formby, Merseyside. |
| CCTV shown to jurors captured Kevin in the pen celebrating the team's line-up announcement. | CCTV shown to jurors captured Kevin in the pen celebrating the team's line-up announcement. |
| Mr Cooper said that when the crowd eased back he grabbed the railing and pulled himself up and as he turned he believed he saw Kevin. | Mr Cooper said that when the crowd eased back he grabbed the railing and pulled himself up and as he turned he believed he saw Kevin. |
| "The image I will never forget is the one of the boy behind me falling backwards. | "The image I will never forget is the one of the boy behind me falling backwards. |
| "His face was near purple, eyes bulging out of his head and there was no life in him and I believed, I'm not a medical professional, but I believe he had already died by then. | "His face was near purple, eyes bulging out of his head and there was no life in him and I believed, I'm not a medical professional, but I believe he had already died by then. |
| "Because the pressure eased, the bodies just fell back. I just remember this body falling back." | "Because the pressure eased, the bodies just fell back. I just remember this body falling back." |
| Pete Weatherby QC, representing the Williams family, questioned whether the boy Mr Cooper identified was Kevin. | Pete Weatherby QC, representing the Williams family, questioned whether the boy Mr Cooper identified was Kevin. |
| Mr Cooper said that Liverpool fan was Kevin Williams. | Mr Cooper said that Liverpool fan was Kevin Williams. |
| Another supporter, Andrew Regan, said Kevin had been "crushed up" behind his left shoulder and believed he was semi-conscious. | Another supporter, Andrew Regan, said Kevin had been "crushed up" behind his left shoulder and believed he was semi-conscious. |
| He said: "All I remember is I said 'come on, try and keep your head up'. I just noticed his eyes. I got no response." | He said: "All I remember is I said 'come on, try and keep your head up'. I just noticed his eyes. I got no response." |
| Earlier, CCTV showed Kevin and his friend Andrew Duncan, 16, who both had standing tickets for the Leppings Lane end of the ground, going through the turnstile at 12:58 BST. | Earlier, CCTV showed Kevin and his friend Andrew Duncan, 16, who both had standing tickets for the Leppings Lane end of the ground, going through the turnstile at 12:58 BST. |
| Mr Duncan said they went to pen three behind the goal because it "seemed to be a better view" and "we had plenty of room at the time we picked out". | Mr Duncan said they went to pen three behind the goal because it "seemed to be a better view" and "we had plenty of room at the time we picked out". |
| He did not see his friend again after they were separated during the surge when the match kicked off, the inquests heard. | He did not see his friend again after they were separated during the surge when the match kicked off, the inquests heard. |
| He previously said he heard Kevin say: "It's a bit packed isn't it?" | He previously said he heard Kevin say: "It's a bit packed isn't it?" |
| A poignant day in court | |
| Judith Moritz, BBC North of England Correspondent | |
| Today was the day that Anne Williams spent more than 20 years fighting for, but didn't live long enough to see. | |
| She campaigned for a new inquest into the death of her 15-year-old son Kevin. | |
| Mrs Williams refused to accept the death certificate she was offered - and took her case through the British and European courts. | |
| The original verdicts were eventually quashed at the High Court in 2012 but a few months later Anne Williams died, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. | |
| Today her family said it was heartbreaking to finally attend the coroner's court without her. | |
| The new Hillsborough inquests, which began in March last year are expected to run until 2016. | |
| Kevin's mother became a high profile campaigner but died in April 2013 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. | Kevin's mother became a high profile campaigner but died in April 2013 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. |
| Speaking before the hearing, her brother Danny Gordon said: "It is heartbreaking for us today to be here without Anne and she can't be here for our Kev after all the work she has done over the years. | Speaking before the hearing, her brother Danny Gordon said: "It is heartbreaking for us today to be here without Anne and she can't be here for our Kev after all the work she has done over the years. |
| "She didn't want us to walk away from it so we had to carry on where she left off, but she had done all the work anyway - we are only representing her really." | "She didn't want us to walk away from it so we had to carry on where she left off, but she had done all the work anyway - we are only representing her really." |
| Earlier the inquests heard about the final moments of another of the victims, 18-year-old Jonathon Owens. | Earlier the inquests heard about the final moments of another of the victims, 18-year-old Jonathon Owens. |
| The inquests, in Warrington, Cheshire, are due to resume on Friday. | The inquests, in Warrington, Cheshire, are due to resume on Friday. |
| Who were the 96 victims? | Who were the 96 victims? |
| BBC News: Profiles of all those who died | BBC News: Profiles of all those who died |