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| Hillsborough inquests: New probe into fans' deaths | Hillsborough inquests: New probe into fans' deaths |
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| Fresh inquests are to begin in Warrington later into the deaths of 96 football fans who lost their lives in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. | Fresh inquests are to begin in Warrington later into the deaths of 96 football fans who lost their lives in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. |
| The inquests were ordered in December 2012 when the High Court quashed the original accidental death verdicts that had stood for more than 20 years. | The inquests were ordered in December 2012 when the High Court quashed the original accidental death verdicts that had stood for more than 20 years. |
| It came after new evidence was revealed by the Hillsborough Independent Panel about Liverpool FC's FA Cup semi-final where the men, women and children died. | It came after new evidence was revealed by the Hillsborough Independent Panel about Liverpool FC's FA Cup semi-final where the men, women and children died. |
| The inquests are set to last a year. | The inquests are set to last a year. |
| All the victims were Liverpool supporters watching their team play Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's ground. | All the victims were Liverpool supporters watching their team play Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's ground. |
| The inquests, being heard by a jury, are being held in a purpose-built courtroom, the biggest in England and Wales, in an office building in Birchwood Park, in Warrington. | The inquests, being heard by a jury, are being held in a purpose-built courtroom, the biggest in England and Wales, in an office building in Birchwood Park, in Warrington. |
| Unseen footage | Unseen footage |
| Proceedings will begin with the selection of 11 jurors who are expected be sworn in on Tuesday. | Proceedings will begin with the selection of 11 jurors who are expected be sworn in on Tuesday. |
| Lord Justice Goldring, a Court of Appeal judge who is acting as coroner, will open the hearing with a statement to the court. | Lord Justice Goldring, a Court of Appeal judge who is acting as coroner, will open the hearing with a statement to the court. |
| Families of the victims will be invited to read out "background statements" - or what they are calling "pen portraits" - of their loved ones. | Families of the victims will be invited to read out "background statements" - or what they are calling "pen portraits" - of their loved ones. |
| The hearing will then break for several weeks for lawyers to consider new pathological evidence into how each of the 96 died. | The hearing will then break for several weeks for lawyers to consider new pathological evidence into how each of the 96 died. |
| Over the course of the inquests, jurors are expected to hear evidence on themes including stadium safety, emergency planning, crowd management and the response of the emergency services. | Over the course of the inquests, jurors are expected to hear evidence on themes including stadium safety, emergency planning, crowd management and the response of the emergency services. |
| The court will also be shown hitherto unseen BBC footage recorded on the day. | The court will also be shown hitherto unseen BBC footage recorded on the day. |
| Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool's manager at the time of the disaster, said: "We were there, we experienced it, but what about the families, the mothers and the fathers who were watching it on television? What a horrible experience that must have been." | |
| Margaret Aspinall, who lost her son James in the disaster, said: "A lot of the families will find out an awful lot of things that they did not know about before, and I think that's going to be a very difficult time for them." | |
| There are two separate inquiries running alongside the inquests. | There are two separate inquiries running alongside the inquests. |
| Operation Resolve, led by former Chief Constable of Durham Jon Stoddart, is a criminal investigation into events leading up to the disaster, as well as the disaster itself. | Operation Resolve, led by former Chief Constable of Durham Jon Stoddart, is a criminal investigation into events leading up to the disaster, as well as the disaster itself. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission is looking into allegations of police misconduct arising from the aftermath of the tragedy. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission is looking into allegations of police misconduct arising from the aftermath of the tragedy. |