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Hillsborough inquests: Victim, 16, had concerns over stadium | Hillsborough inquests: Victim, 16, had concerns over stadium |
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A boy who died in the Hillsborough disaster said: "Oh no, not that stadium again," the inquest jury has heard. | A boy who died in the Hillsborough disaster said: "Oh no, not that stadium again," the inquest jury has heard. |
Martin Kevin Traynor, 16, raised his concerns to his brother Christopher, 26, who said: "Don't worry I will be with you," their sister Theresa Arrowsmith said. | Martin Kevin Traynor, 16, raised his concerns to his brother Christopher, 26, who said: "Don't worry I will be with you," their sister Theresa Arrowsmith said. |
The brothers were two of the 96 people who died following a crush at the FA Cup semi-final in April 1989. | The brothers were two of the 96 people who died following a crush at the FA Cup semi-final in April 1989. |
All families are giving portraits of the victims at the Warrington inquests. | All families are giving portraits of the victims at the Warrington inquests. |
Crushing in 1988 | |
During the inquest opening, the coroner recalled a crushing incident at Hillsborough in 1981 during the Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers match, in which 38 people were injured. | |
But a year before the disaster, there were reports of crushing in 1988 at another FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough. | |
There was no report of serious injuries, the inquest has heard. | |
Kevin Traynor, as he was known, raised concerns about the safety of the stadium, Mrs Arrowsmith said. | Kevin Traynor, as he was known, raised concerns about the safety of the stadium, Mrs Arrowsmith said. |
She said he was "concerned about the crushing that took place". | She said he was "concerned about the crushing that took place". |
Mr Traynor was, the youngest of five children, who "was a very caring, selfless person", the inquest was told. | |
His brother Christopher had been hoping to start a family with his wife Elizabeth who had suffered a miscarriage, the jury heard. | His brother Christopher had been hoping to start a family with his wife Elizabeth who had suffered a miscarriage, the jury heard. |
Mrs Arrowsmith, who spoke on behalf of her brothers and Elizabeth, said: "Hillsborough cut short any hope of having a family." | Mrs Arrowsmith, who spoke on behalf of her brothers and Elizabeth, said: "Hillsborough cut short any hope of having a family." |
"His passing left a huge gap in all our lives," she added. | "His passing left a huge gap in all our lives," she added. |
Coroner Lord Justice Goldring has described the 1989 disaster "the worst-ever at a British sports stadium". | |
It unfolded on 15 April during Liverpool's match against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's ground. | |
Never met baby | |
Widow Sarah Brown was six months pregnant when her husband Steven Brown, 25, from Wrexham, died. | |
She told the inquest: "I can honestly say that he loved me with a passion that I never knew existed - the dedication and commitment that he showed towards me left me giddy. | |
"When I found out that I was pregnant and that his dreams were coming true, he was over the moon and full of pride. | |
"He never got the chance to meet and greet his new baby. There's no words to describe that feeling. | |
"I've tried my best to shower her with the daddy's love that he would have done," Mrs Brown added. | |
Mrs Brown said it was "love at first sight" when they went on a date together aged 16. | |
Mrs Brown, whose daughter Samantha was born in July 1989, said: "Not only was I grieving for me but for her too." | |
'Trauma' | |
Henry Charles Rogers, was 17 when he died, his mother Veronica said. | |
She told the inquest her son was "straight forward and easy going" and "it was impossible to be cross with him". | |
Mrs Rogers said she and her husband Steven wanted to go to Australia but had to delay their plans because of Hillsborough. | |
They left in October 1989 and then returned home when Henry's older brother Adam died. | |
"Sadly, the trauma of surviving Hillsborough, the loss of his younger brother and the on-set of childhood diabetes resulted in his lonely death as we arrived in Sydney," Mrs Rogers said. | |
The inquests, set to last a year, were ordered after new evidence revealed by the Hillsborough Independent Panel led to the original inquest verdicts being quashed. | The inquests, set to last a year, were ordered after new evidence revealed by the Hillsborough Independent Panel led to the original inquest verdicts being quashed. |
The background statements are the first time the court has heard how the disaster impacted on individual families. | The background statements are the first time the court has heard how the disaster impacted on individual families. |