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| Hillsborough: Hearing told of police video 10-minute gap | Hillsborough: Hearing told of police video 10-minute gap |
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| A Hillsborough pre-inquest hearing has been told a police video of the tragedy has 10 minutes of footage missing. | A Hillsborough pre-inquest hearing has been told a police video of the tragedy has 10 minutes of footage missing. |
| Pete Weatherby, barrister for some of the families, said one of the police tapes had an "unexplained 10-minute gap in the middle". | Pete Weatherby, barrister for some of the families, said one of the police tapes had an "unexplained 10-minute gap in the middle". |
| New inquests into 96 fans' deaths in March will consider the emergency service response for the first time. | New inquests into 96 fans' deaths in March will consider the emergency service response for the first time. |
| Thirteen former or serving police officers have declined to speak to the police watchdog's Hillsborough inquiry. | Thirteen former or serving police officers have declined to speak to the police watchdog's Hillsborough inquiry. |
| Another six have failed to respond to requests. | Another six have failed to respond to requests. |
| 'Sound operational reasons' | |
| Ninety five Liverpool fans died at Sheffield Wednesday's ground in April 1989 during an FA cup semi-final match against Nottingham Forest, and another fan in a persistent vegetative state passed away in 1993 when treatment was withdrawn. | Ninety five Liverpool fans died at Sheffield Wednesday's ground in April 1989 during an FA cup semi-final match against Nottingham Forest, and another fan in a persistent vegetative state passed away in 1993 when treatment was withdrawn. |
| At a previous pre-inquest hearing in October, Mr Weatherby said video filmed by police during the disaster "may have been edited". | At a previous pre-inquest hearing in October, Mr Weatherby said video filmed by police during the disaster "may have been edited". |
| The families are seeking disclosure of the names of all 240 officers whose statements were amended. | The families are seeking disclosure of the names of all 240 officers whose statements were amended. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it had "sound operational reasons" for not publicly releasing the names. | |
| Rachel Cerfontyne, deputy chair of the IPCC, said its officers had already interviewed 143 of the 240 officers. | |
| The inquiry has received 1,596 responses to its appeal for witnesses who gave accounts to the original West Midlands Police investigation, she added. | |
| There have also been 400 requests from witnesses for copies of the statements they gave to police at the time. | |
| All the deaths will be looked at by the inquests, not just 41 which were classed as survivable. | All the deaths will be looked at by the inquests, not just 41 which were classed as survivable. |
| Alcohol 'not relevant' | Alcohol 'not relevant' |
| Two doctors have been appointed to look at whether an earlier or different emergency response would have meant more lives could have been saved. | Two doctors have been appointed to look at whether an earlier or different emergency response would have meant more lives could have been saved. |
| It will be the first time evidence on ambulance response times has been heard. London Ambulance Service paramedic David Whitmore will look at the timings. | It will be the first time evidence on ambulance response times has been heard. London Ambulance Service paramedic David Whitmore will look at the timings. |
| Coroner Lord Justice Goldring will preside over the jury inquests in Warrington. | Coroner Lord Justice Goldring will preside over the jury inquests in Warrington. |
| Christina Lambert, QC for the inquests, said blood alcohol levels of victims were "not relevant to the causes of the Hillsborough disaster". | Christina Lambert, QC for the inquests, said blood alcohol levels of victims were "not relevant to the causes of the Hillsborough disaster". |
| Individual pathology reports on all 96 victims are being prepared and should be ready in the new year, the hearing was told. | Individual pathology reports on all 96 victims are being prepared and should be ready in the new year, the hearing was told. |
| The Hillsborough investigation being overseen by the IPCC is based in Warrington. | The Hillsborough investigation being overseen by the IPCC is based in Warrington. |
| A separate team, led by former Durham Chief Constable Jon Stoddart, is investigating the response of all other agencies involved in the aftermath of the disaster. | A separate team, led by former Durham Chief Constable Jon Stoddart, is investigating the response of all other agencies involved in the aftermath of the disaster. |
| The original inquest verdicts of accidental death, from 1991, were quashed by the High Court in December 2012. | The original inquest verdicts of accidental death, from 1991, were quashed by the High Court in December 2012. |