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| Hillsborough disaster: Charges decision due | Hillsborough disaster: Charges decision due |
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| A decision on whether individuals and organisations will face criminal charges over the Hillsborough disaster will be announced later. | A decision on whether individuals and organisations will face criminal charges over the Hillsborough disaster will be announced later. |
| The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will reveal its intentions at a meeting with victims' relatives at 11:00 BST. | The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will reveal its intentions at a meeting with victims' relatives at 11:00 BST. |
| Ninety-six football fans were fatally injured in the 1989 stadium disaster. | Ninety-six football fans were fatally injured in the 1989 stadium disaster. |
| Margaret Aspinall, whose 18-year-old son died, said: "Hopefully this is the journey to the end, completely, of Hillsborough." | Margaret Aspinall, whose 18-year-old son died, said: "Hopefully this is the journey to the end, completely, of Hillsborough." |
| Last year, new inquests into the disaster in Sheffield concluded the fans had been unlawfully killed. | Last year, new inquests into the disaster in Sheffield concluded the fans had been unlawfully killed. |
| In January, files of evidence relating to 23 suspects were referred to the CPS to decide whether charges should be brought. | In January, files of evidence relating to 23 suspects were referred to the CPS to decide whether charges should be brought. |
| Of these, 15 relate to the Operation Resolve investigation into the causes of the disaster, which unfolded at the start of an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989. | Of these, 15 relate to the Operation Resolve investigation into the causes of the disaster, which unfolded at the start of an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989. |
| The other eight relate to an Independent Police Complaints Commission probe into the conduct of both South Yorkshire Police and West Midlands Police in the days and weeks afterwards. | The other eight relate to an Independent Police Complaints Commission probe into the conduct of both South Yorkshire Police and West Midlands Police in the days and weeks afterwards. |
| Relatives have been invited to a private meeting in Warrington, where they will be informed of the decisions by Sue Hemming, head of the special crime and counter-terrorism division at the CPS. | Relatives have been invited to a private meeting in Warrington, where they will be informed of the decisions by Sue Hemming, head of the special crime and counter-terrorism division at the CPS. |
| Mrs Aspinall, chairwoman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, said waiting for the decisions had been "a long, long struggle for everybody". | Mrs Aspinall, chairwoman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, said waiting for the decisions had been "a long, long struggle for everybody". |
| She added: "We've got to wait with anticipation to see what happens. | She added: "We've got to wait with anticipation to see what happens. |
| "It is going to be a day of mixed emotions for the families and we have had so many of them. | "It is going to be a day of mixed emotions for the families and we have had so many of them. |
| "Whatever happens, I still think it will be a long road, but the families are determined to never give up. | "Whatever happens, I still think it will be a long road, but the families are determined to never give up. |
| "All we want is accountability, nothing more and nothing less." | "All we want is accountability, nothing more and nothing less." |