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Hillsborough inquest rules 96 victims were unlawfully killed – live updates | Hillsborough inquest rules 96 victims were unlawfully killed – live updates |
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On our comment site we have this piece by Julie Fallon, whose brother, Andrew Sefton, 23, died at Hillsborough. | |
Here’s an extract: | |
At the risk of invoking some of the many slurs thrown at both us and the city of Liverpool over the years, I feel I need to say that while it is an unpalatable truth for a portion of the population and one that they would really rather not hear or accept, it is the shameful truth that for the vast majority of the past 27 years, we the families, the survivors and the fans, were systematically and maliciously bullied, intimidated, manipulated, lied to and lied about. | |
We were used for personal and political gain, marginalised and publicly vilified by those in our country who were placed in positions of power and influence, which were primarily designed to support, protect and administer our fundamental rights. | |
Related: How are we, the Hillsborough families, still standing? We took the power back | Julie Fallon | |
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Owen Gibson | |
Margaret Aspinall, the leading campaigner pictured below, whose 18-year-old son James died in the disaster, has been talking to reporters outside the inquest. My colleague Owen Gibson sends these quotes. | |
The fans should all go home and be proud of themselves, they are the heroes. They did nothing wrong that day and we did this for all of them too. Our city always gets brought down but yet again it’s the tough people of Liverpool who have had to fight a cause that was so unjust, so unfair. We’ve done it and we’ve won it and I’m proud of every single one of them. | |
I don’t like to get upset but it’s an emotional day. I’ve given everything I can along with the other families over 27 years to get where we are. | |
To do what we’ve done and achieved what we’ve done now will help other people who have never had voices who are fighting for a just cause - always have hope, do what the Hillsborough families have done. Stick together. And if I can help anyone I will help them because we’ve received so much help from all the ordinary people. | |
When question six came up and we got that unlawful killing... I don’t know if people remember but in the generic inquest under Dr Stefan Popper, when the jury came out with accidental death on 96 innocent people I wrote to him and said ‘Don’t send me my son’s death certificate until I get the correct verdict on it’. | |
I can accept it now. I’ve got the correct verdict. We fought for all of these years to get that. We’ve got justice hopefully for those 96. Now let’s see what follows. | |
She added: | |
People say we’ve been on a long journey. I don’t look on it as a long journey, I look on that as going on holiday. But we’ve been on some very bumpy roads, we’ve been climbing up mountains and never reached the top. We’ve got to the peak now lads! Every one of us has got to the peak of that mountain and got what we rightfully deserved. I knew in the end we will overcome them, they will not rule us. | |
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More images from outside the inquest earlier. | |
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A long, thorough, heartbreaking must-read by David Conn: the mistakes and the lies that lasted for decades. | |
Related: Hillsborough disaster: deadly mistakes and lies that lasted decades | |
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David Conn is back in the coroner’s court, listening to the time and cause of death of those who died. | |
Hillsborough Inquests: Cause of death for almost all 96 people who died is being given as compression asphyxia. Their life was squeezed out. | |
Hillsborough Inquests: Jury gives cause of death on Jon-Paul Gilhooley: compression asphyxia. He was the youngest to die; aged only 10. | |
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As useful background to the way the jury reached its conclusions, this link (pdf) shows the document they were given with the 14 questions and the way they should approach them. | |
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My colleague, Anushka Asthana, has been at the regular Downing Street press briefing, which saw an update on the official reaction to the inquest: | |
The prime minister’s spokeswoman said that the government would respond by a written ministerial statement today, followed by a statement tomorrow: ”Clearly this has been one of the longest running legal cases in British history and we are going to need to take time to digest the verdict.” | |
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Here’s a video of the families singing following the verdicts. | |
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Speaking outside court, Margaret Aspinall says she will finally be able to accept a death certificate for her son James after 27 years. | |
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The jury is sitting again inside the court and going through the long and grim process of listing all the times and causes of death for the 96 victims. The causes of death are all compression asphyxia – crushing – or conditions linked to it. | |
What is interesting is the times of death: the original inquest set a cut-off for all deaths at 3.15pm that day, saying no fans could have survived beyond then. But the new jury is giving many later times. | |
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My colleague, Jane Martinson, has called the Sun newspaper to see whether they have any reaction to today’s jury decisions. The response: | |
No comment, thanks. | |
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Here’s another David Conn story, about the likely progress of criminal investigations into what happened at Hillsborough. | Here’s another David Conn story, about the likely progress of criminal investigations into what happened at Hillsborough. |
Related: Hillsborough criminal investigations 'to send files to CPS by year end' | Related: Hillsborough criminal investigations 'to send files to CPS by year end' |
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My colleague Steven Morris has been trying to elicit reaction from David Duckenfield, the now-retired police officer in charge of policing at the match, who faced significant criticism at the inquest. | My colleague Steven Morris has been trying to elicit reaction from David Duckenfield, the now-retired police officer in charge of policing at the match, who faced significant criticism at the inquest. |
Hillsborough inquest - no answer at the door of David Duckenfield's bungalow in Dorset. | Hillsborough inquest - no answer at the door of David Duckenfield's bungalow in Dorset. |
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The official Downing Street Twitter feed has these comments from David Cameron. The Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, are asking that he and the home secretary, make formal apologies to the families in parliament. | The official Downing Street Twitter feed has these comments from David Cameron. The Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, are asking that he and the home secretary, make formal apologies to the families in parliament. |
PM: Landmark day as the #Hillsborough inquest provides long overdue justice for the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the tragic disaster. | PM: Landmark day as the #Hillsborough inquest provides long overdue justice for the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the tragic disaster. |
PM: I would like to pay tribute to the extraordinary courage of #Hillsborough campaigners in their long search for the truth. | PM: I would like to pay tribute to the extraordinary courage of #Hillsborough campaigners in their long search for the truth. |
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Here’s a timeline by David Conn about the families’ 27-year wait for justice. | Here’s a timeline by David Conn about the families’ 27-year wait for justice. |
Related: Hillsborough inquest timeline: the long wait for justice | Related: Hillsborough inquest timeline: the long wait for justice |
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David Conn took this brief video of the families singing. It’s extraordinary stuff. | David Conn took this brief video of the families singing. It’s extraordinary stuff. |
Hillsborough families emerge from the Unlawful Killing verdict and outside court sing You'll Never Walk Alone. pic.twitter.com/pGLvhb4xuU | Hillsborough families emerge from the Unlawful Killing verdict and outside court sing You'll Never Walk Alone. pic.twitter.com/pGLvhb4xuU |
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This is the moment when relatives, leaving the coroner’s court, began to sing, You’ll Never Walk Alone. | This is the moment when relatives, leaving the coroner’s court, began to sing, You’ll Never Walk Alone. |
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CPS to consider if any criminal charges should be brought over Hillsborough | CPS to consider if any criminal charges should be brought over Hillsborough |
Following the verdict the Crown Prosecution Service has said it will now consider whether there should be any criminal charges against those deemed to blame. | Following the verdict the Crown Prosecution Service has said it will now consider whether there should be any criminal charges against those deemed to blame. |
Sue Hemming, head of the special crime and counter terrorism at the CPS: | Sue Hemming, head of the special crime and counter terrorism at the CPS: |
Following the inquest’s determinations the CPS team will continue to work closely with Operation Resolve and the IPCC as in due course, the CPS will formally consider whether any criminal charges should be brought against any individual or corporate body based upon all the available evidence, in accordance with the code for Crown Prosecutors. | Following the inquest’s determinations the CPS team will continue to work closely with Operation Resolve and the IPCC as in due course, the CPS will formally consider whether any criminal charges should be brought against any individual or corporate body based upon all the available evidence, in accordance with the code for Crown Prosecutors. |
We would ask that everyone is mindful of the continuing investigations and the potential for future criminal proceedings when reporting or publicly commenting on the inquest’s conclusions. | We would ask that everyone is mindful of the continuing investigations and the potential for future criminal proceedings when reporting or publicly commenting on the inquest’s conclusions. |
Deputy chair of the Independent Police Complains Commission, Rachel Cerfontyne: | Deputy chair of the Independent Police Complains Commission, Rachel Cerfontyne: |
The conclusion of the inquests is another milestone and a day when my thoughts are with the families and friends of those who died as a result of the disaster. | The conclusion of the inquests is another milestone and a day when my thoughts are with the families and friends of those who died as a result of the disaster. |
Now the inquests have ended our role in providing documents and other material to support the coroner is over. However the end of the inquests does not mark the end of the process.Our attention now focuses on concluding our criminal investigation into the aftermath of the disaster. This is by far the biggest and most complex investigation ever undertaken by the IPCC. | Now the inquests have ended our role in providing documents and other material to support the coroner is over. However the end of the inquests does not mark the end of the process.Our attention now focuses on concluding our criminal investigation into the aftermath of the disaster. This is by far the biggest and most complex investigation ever undertaken by the IPCC. |
We have made significant progress on the investigation and we will continue to work closely with Operation Resolve and the Crown Prosecution Service to pursue our remaining lines of enquiry as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. I anticipate we will conclude the criminal investigations by the turn of the year. | We have made significant progress on the investigation and we will continue to work closely with Operation Resolve and the Crown Prosecution Service to pursue our remaining lines of enquiry as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. I anticipate we will conclude the criminal investigations by the turn of the year. |
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