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Thousands of people pack Anfield in final Hillsborough memorial service Thousands of people attend final Hillsborough memorial service at Anfield
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Thousands of people packed two sides of the Anfield football ground for the 27th anniversary memorial service to the 96 people who died at Hillsborough in 1989, as the jury at the new inquests into the disaster continued its deliberations into how they died.Thousands of people packed two sides of the Anfield football ground for the 27th anniversary memorial service to the 96 people who died at Hillsborough in 1989, as the jury at the new inquests into the disaster continued its deliberations into how they died.
The Hillsborough Family Support Group, to which 77 of the bereaved families belong, took their places towards the front of the Kop, for the service which they have decided will be the final one held at Anfield.The Hillsborough Family Support Group, to which 77 of the bereaved families belong, took their places towards the front of the Kop, for the service which they have decided will be the final one held at Anfield.
Liverpool’s players, officials, and manager Jürgen Klopp all attended, in rows of seats alongside the families, the day after the stadium roared to a remarkable 4-3 comeback victory by Klopp’s team over Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League.Liverpool’s players, officials, and manager Jürgen Klopp all attended, in rows of seats alongside the families, the day after the stadium roared to a remarkable 4-3 comeback victory by Klopp’s team over Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League.
The 96 people, all Liverpool supporters, aged 10 to 67, were killed following a lethal crush on Hillsborough’s Leppings Lane terrace at the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest, in which 400 more people were taken to hospital with crush-related injuries.The 96 people, all Liverpool supporters, aged 10 to 67, were killed following a lethal crush on Hillsborough’s Leppings Lane terrace at the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest, in which 400 more people were taken to hospital with crush-related injuries.
The new inquests, ordered after the first was quashed in December 2012 following the families’ long campaign against the initial 1991 verdict, have lasted two years since they started on 1 April 2014, becoming by far the longest legal case heard by a jury in British history.The new inquests, ordered after the first was quashed in December 2012 following the families’ long campaign against the initial 1991 verdict, have lasted two years since they started on 1 April 2014, becoming by far the longest legal case heard by a jury in British history.
After several delays to the summing-up of evidence by the coroner, Sir John Goldring, mostly due to illness among the jury, he concluded it and sent the jury to consider its determinations last Wednesday. The following day, one juror was discharged, leaving three men and six women to answer 14 questions set by Goldring about how the 96 people came to die, including whether they were unlawfully killed. After several delays to the summing-up of evidence by the coroner, Sir John Goldring, mostly because of illness among the jury, he concluded it and sent the jury to consider its determinations last Wednesday. The following day, one juror was discharged, leaving three men and six women to answer 14 questions set by Goldring about how the 96 people came to die, including whether they were unlawfully killed.
Goldring, has directed the jury that to reach a verdict of unlawful killing, they must be satisfied that the South Yorkshire police officer in charge of the event, chief superintendent David Duckenfield, caused the deaths by gross negligence manslaughter. Goldring’s directions state that for gross negligence to be proved, the jury must be sure that Duckenfield’s breach of his duty of care to supporters at the semi-final “was so bad, having regard to the risk of death involved, as in your view to amount to a criminal act or omission”. Goldring has directed the jury that to reach a verdict of unlawful killing, they must be satisfied that the South Yorkshire police officer in charge of the event, chief superintendent David Duckenfield, caused the deaths by gross negligence manslaughter. Goldring’s directions state that for gross negligence to be proved, the jury must be sure that Duckenfield’s breach of his duty of care to supporters at the semi-final “was so bad, having regard to the risk of death involved, as in your view to amount to a criminal act or omission”.
During the service, after the crowd sung Abide With Me, a hymn traditionally reserved for the FA Cup final, a candle was lit for each of the 96 people who died, as their names were read out, a ritual of remembrance which took longer than five minutes.During the service, after the crowd sung Abide With Me, a hymn traditionally reserved for the FA Cup final, a candle was lit for each of the 96 people who died, as their names were read out, a ritual of remembrance which took longer than five minutes.
Margaret Aspinall, the chair of the HFSG, whose 18-year-old son, James, died in the crush, announced this would be the last service to be held at Anfield, because the new inquests, for which the families fought their long campaign, will be concluded.Margaret Aspinall, the chair of the HFSG, whose 18-year-old son, James, died in the crush, announced this would be the last service to be held at Anfield, because the new inquests, for which the families fought their long campaign, will be concluded.