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| Hillsborough inquests: David Duckenfield due to give evidence | Hillsborough inquests: David Duckenfield due to give evidence |
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| The officer in charge of policing at the Hillsborough disaster is due to give evidence at the inquests later. | The officer in charge of policing at the Hillsborough disaster is due to give evidence at the inquests later. |
| Former Ch Supt David Duckenfield was match commander when 96 Liverpool fans were fatally crushed at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium in April 1989. | Former Ch Supt David Duckenfield was match commander when 96 Liverpool fans were fatally crushed at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium in April 1989. |
| It will be his first appearance at the new inquests into the tragedy. | It will be his first appearance at the new inquests into the tragedy. |
| Previously the jury heard that about 2,000 fans entered through an exit gate at the Leppings Lane end after Mr Duckenfield gave the order to open it. | |
| Many of them went down a tunnel leading to enclosures on the terraces behind the goal, where the fatal crushing took place, the inquests have heard. | Many of them went down a tunnel leading to enclosures on the terraces behind the goal, where the fatal crushing took place, the inquests have heard. |
| Biggest courtroom | Biggest courtroom |
| The fresh hearings were ordered after the previous accidental death verdicts were overturned in 2012. | The fresh hearings were ordered after the previous accidental death verdicts were overturned in 2012. |
| A series of "mini-inquests" and a larger generic hearing were then held between 1990 and 1991. | A series of "mini-inquests" and a larger generic hearing were then held between 1990 and 1991. |
| But their accidental death verdicts on all 96 fans, which stood for more than 20 years, were quashed by the High Court at the request of the then attorney general Dominic Grieve QC. | But their accidental death verdicts on all 96 fans, which stood for more than 20 years, were quashed by the High Court at the request of the then attorney general Dominic Grieve QC. |
| It followed the 2012 release of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report, for which about 450,000 pieces of evidence were scrutinised. | It followed the 2012 release of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report, for which about 450,000 pieces of evidence were scrutinised. |
| Since the current inquests began on 31 March, about 200 witnesses - including former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish - have given evidence. | Since the current inquests began on 31 March, about 200 witnesses - including former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish - have given evidence. |
| The jury has heard testimony about the fans' deaths, stadium safety, crowd management and the response of the emergency services. | The jury has heard testimony about the fans' deaths, stadium safety, crowd management and the response of the emergency services. |
| The hearings are taking place in Warrington, Cheshire, where the Ministry of Justice has built the biggest courtroom in England and Wales specifically for the inquests. | The hearings are taking place in Warrington, Cheshire, where the Ministry of Justice has built the biggest courtroom in England and Wales specifically for the inquests. |
| Who were the 96 victims? | Who were the 96 victims? |
| BBC News: Profiles of all those who died | BBC News: Profiles of all those who died |