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Hillsborough inquests jury to be sworn in | Hillsborough inquests jury to be sworn in |
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The jury is expected to be sworn in later at the fresh inquests into the deaths of the 96 football fans who were killed in the Hillsborough disaster. | The jury is expected to be sworn in later at the fresh inquests into the deaths of the 96 football fans who were killed in the Hillsborough disaster. |
On Monday, the panel of five men and six women was selected and told the hearings could take a year. | On Monday, the panel of five men and six women was selected and told the hearings could take a year. |
Coroner Lord Justice Goldring said it was "absolutely fundamental" the jurors disregarded anything they may have already heard about the 1989 disaster. | Coroner Lord Justice Goldring said it was "absolutely fundamental" the jurors disregarded anything they may have already heard about the 1989 disaster. |
He will open the hearing with a statement to the court in Warrington. | He will open the hearing with a statement to the court in Warrington. |
The inquests were ordered in December 2012 when the High Court quashed the accidental death verdicts recorded at the original inquests in March 1991. | |
New evidence was revealed by the Hillsborough Independent Panel about Liverpool FC's FA Cup semi-final at which the men, women and children died. | New evidence was revealed by the Hillsborough Independent Panel about Liverpool FC's FA Cup semi-final at which the men, women and children died. |
All of the Hillsborough disaster victims were Liverpool supporters watching their team play Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's ground on 15 April 1989. | All of the Hillsborough disaster victims were Liverpool supporters watching their team play Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's ground on 15 April 1989. |
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. |