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| Hillsborough inquest decision due at High Court in London | |
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| A hearing to decide the date and location of a fresh inquest into the deaths of the 96 Hillsborough victims has begun in London. | |
| Relatives of the victims are at the Family Division of the High Court for the 11:30 BST hearing. | |
| A new inquest was ordered in December when High Court judges quashed the original accidental death verdicts. | A new inquest was ordered in December when High Court judges quashed the original accidental death verdicts. |
| The fans died in 1989 at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. | The fans died in 1989 at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. |
| The original inquest was held in Sheffield but families want the new hearing held elsewhere. | The original inquest was held in Sheffield but families want the new hearing held elsewhere. |
| The hearing is also being shown on a live video link at Liverpool Crown Court. | The hearing is also being shown on a live video link at Liverpool Crown Court. |
| 'Bottomless bucket' | 'Bottomless bucket' |
| Hillsborough Family Support Group (HFSG) chairman Trevor Hicks, whose teenage daughters Sarah and Victoria died in the disaster, has said previously that the families did not want the inquest held in Sheffield again as "it didn't serve us well on the last occasion". | Hillsborough Family Support Group (HFSG) chairman Trevor Hicks, whose teenage daughters Sarah and Victoria died in the disaster, has said previously that the families did not want the inquest held in Sheffield again as "it didn't serve us well on the last occasion". |
| Barry Devonside, a member of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign who lost his son Christopher at Hillsborough, said he hoped the fresh inquest would not be in London. | Barry Devonside, a member of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign who lost his son Christopher at Hillsborough, said he hoped the fresh inquest would not be in London. |
| He said: "We would prefer Manchester, Preston or Chester because families will be able to travel in the North West and we don't think it's possible for a Liverpool jury to preside over the inquest. | He said: "We would prefer Manchester, Preston or Chester because families will be able to travel in the North West and we don't think it's possible for a Liverpool jury to preside over the inquest. |
| "We don't have a bottomless bucket of funds to keep travelling to London." | "We don't have a bottomless bucket of funds to keep travelling to London." |
| Lord Justice Goldring, who sat on the trial of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor's killers, has been appointed as coroner. | Lord Justice Goldring, who sat on the trial of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor's killers, has been appointed as coroner. |
| 'Misconduct investigation' | 'Misconduct investigation' |
| Meanwhile, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has announced it has begun to interview police officers as part of its investigations into the disaster. | Meanwhile, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has announced it has begun to interview police officers as part of its investigations into the disaster. |
| Deborah Glass, deputy chair of the police watchdog, said: "We have said that our investigation will take two years but we have not said that the inquests should be delayed as a result, and we will, as necessary, prioritise our investigative work to support the inquests." | Deborah Glass, deputy chair of the police watchdog, said: "We have said that our investigation will take two years but we have not said that the inquests should be delayed as a result, and we will, as necessary, prioritise our investigative work to support the inquests." |
| The criminal and misconduct investigation, the largest ever undertaken by the IPCC, will be reviewed after the hearing, she added. | The criminal and misconduct investigation, the largest ever undertaken by the IPCC, will be reviewed after the hearing, she added. |
| A report compiled by the Hillsborough Independent Panel found up to 41 of the 96 who died could potentially have been saved if they had received treatment earlier. | A report compiled by the Hillsborough Independent Panel found up to 41 of the 96 who died could potentially have been saved if they had received treatment earlier. |
| The victims' families have always challenged the original inquest, which concluded all the victims were dead or brain dead 15 minutes after the game had kicked off at 15:00. | The victims' families have always challenged the original inquest, which concluded all the victims were dead or brain dead 15 minutes after the game had kicked off at 15:00. |