[264], In 2004, after Wayne Rooney gave exclusive interviews to The Sun, causing backlash in Liverpool, The Sun ran a front page story apologising for "the most terrible mistake in its history", saying "We long ago apologised publicly We gladly say sorry again today: fully, openly, honestly and without reservation". Several memorials have been erected in memory of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster. The system of ferrying injured from any location within the stadium to the CRP required a formal declaration to be made by those in charge for it to take effect. He dismissed the claim by senior police officers that they had no reason to anticipate problems, since congestion had occurred at both the 1987 and 1988 semi-finals. Taylor concluded that policing on the day "broke down" and "the main reason for the disaster was the failure of police control". [284][286] Gary Lineker described the incident as "disgusting as it is unsurprising",[287] and David Walsh, chief sports writer at the Sunday Times, said it was a "shocking misjudgment" to not include this story on the front page. [111], In May 1997, when the Labour Party came into office, Home Secretary Jack Straw ordered an investigation. Popper's decision regarding the cut-off time was subsequently endorsed by the Divisional Court who considered it to have been justified in the light of the medical evidence available to him. Of those who died, 79 were aged under 30, 38 of whom were under 20, and all but three of the victims were aged under 50. Wright said: "The request has been submitted by a firm of solicitors in Liverpool acting on behalf of a number of individuals affected by the event. "[30], Police presence at the previous year's FA Cup semi-final (also between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest and also at Hillsborough Stadium) had been overseen by Chief Superintendent Brian L. [192] On 29June 2018, a ruling was made that Duckenfield would be prosecuted on the manslaughter charges. Peter McKay in the Evening Standard wrote that the "catastrophe was caused first and foremost by violent enthusiasm for soccer and in this case the tribal passions of Liverpool supporters [who] literally killed themselves and others to be at the game"[242][243] and published a front-page headline "Police attack 'vile' fans" on 18 April 1989, in which police sources blamed the behaviour of a section of Liverpool fans for the disaster. Mackrell pleaded not guilty to the two charges against him. [57], UEFA President Jacques Georges caused controversy by describing the Liverpool supporters as "beasts",[58] wrongly suggesting that hooliganism was the cause of the disaster, which had occurred less than four years after the Heysel Stadium disaster. After the verdicts Barry Devonside, who had lost his son, witnessed Popper hosting a celebration party with police officers. "[112] He later apologised for his remark, saying it was not intended to offend. After the crush in 1981, Hillsborough was not chosen to host an FA Cup semi-final for six years until 1987. Match commander Duckenfield decided to open a gate into the stadium to alleviate pressure at the turnstiles . Hillsborough inquests: Fans unlawfully killed, jury concludes [183], Commissioned by the Home Secretary Theresa May, a report was published on 1 November 2017 by the Right Reverend James Jones titled The patronising disposition of unaccountable power: A report to ensure that the pain and suffering of the Hillsborough families is not repeated. This Harrowing report, describes how a beautiful spring day turned into a day of tragedy and disaster. According to the BBC report: "The names of the victims were read from the memorial book and floral tributes were laid at a plaque bearing their names. [108] In England and Wales all-seating is a requirement of the Premier League[109] and of the Football League for clubs who have been present in the Championship for more than three seasons. Announcing the report to the House of Commons, Home Secretary Jack Straw backed Stuart-Smith's findings and said that "I do not believe that a further inquiry could or would uncover significant new evidence or provide any relief for the distress of those who have been bereaved. He added it would be like making jokes about the 2002 Bali bombings, in which eight fewer Australians were killed. [273][274][275][276][277], However, on Sky News, The Sun's Political Editor Tom Newton Dunn defended this decision, saying: "I don't think it should all be about The Sunit was not us who committed Hillsborough. Fans were still streaming into pens 3 and 4 from the rear entrance tunnel as the match began. On 12 September 2012, the Hillsborough Independent Panel concluded that no Liverpool fans were responsible in any way for the disaster,[122] and that its main cause was a "lack of police control". The Taylor Report had a deep impact on safety standards for stadiums in the UK. [320], In 1994 Roger Cook led an investigation into the Hillsborough disaster in a series 9 edition of The Cook Report entitled "Kevin's Mum". "[87], Popper had excluded the witness evidence of two qualified Merseyside doctors (Drs Ashton and Phillips) who had been inside the stadium on the day and who had been critical of the chaotic emergency response. In July 2021, a coroner ruled that Andrew Devine, who died 32 years after suffering severe and irreversible brain damage on the day, was the 97th victim. [294] Johnson apologised at the time of the article, travelling to Liverpool to do so,[295] and again following the publication of the report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel in 2012; Johnson's apology was rejected by Margaret Aspinall, chairperson of the Hillsborough Families Support Group, whose son James, 18, died in the disaster:[296]. [297], Liverpool goalkeeper Charles Itandje was accused of having shown disrespect towards the Hillsborough victims during the 2009 remembrance ceremony, as he was spotted on camera "smiling and nudging" teammate Damien Plessis. Hillsborough: Timeline of the 1989 stadium disaster - BBC News Hillsborough: what has happened in 30 years since disaster | The Week UK The Spectator's comments were widely circulated following the April 2016 verdict by the Hillsborough inquest's second hearing proving unlawful killing of the 96 dead at Hillsborough. Liverpool lodged a complaint before the match in 1989. "Munich" is a reference to the deaths of eight Manchester United players in the Munich air disaster of 1958. The safety certificate was never renewed and the stated capacity of the stadium was never changed. [55] Elsewhere on the same day, a silenceopened with an air-raid siren at three o'clockwas held in central Nottingham with the colours of Forest, Liverpool and Wednesday adorning Nottingham Council House. Hillsborough disaster: A pervading sense of history repeating itself South Yorkshire's police and crime commissioner Shaun Wright appointed chief constable Simon Parr of Cambridgeshire Constabulary to head an investigation into the matter. [29] Other accounts told of fans having to be pulled to safety from above. I held those views then, I hold them now. [9][10][11] The panel's report resulted in the previous findings of accidental death being quashed, and the creation of new coroner's inquests. Share page. Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation, 'The patronising disposition of unaccountable power' report. [257] In 1993, he told a House of Commons committee, "I regret Hillsborough. When he presented his report in February 1998, he concluded that there was insufficient evidence for a new inquiry into the disaster. This article was presumably published before there were any reports that people had been killed. [314][315] On the day of the inquest verdict, Ingham refused to apologise or respond to the previous comments he made, telling a reporter, "I have nothing to say. [159], Kelvin MacKenzie, who wrote the now-infamous "The Truth" front page for the Sun, said that although he was "duped" into publishing his story, that his "heart goes out" to the families of those affected, saying that "It's quite clear today the fans had nothing to do with it". The tragedy was largely attributed to mistakes made by the police. At the rescheduled fixture, Arsenal players brought flowers onto the pitch and presented them to the Liverpool fans around the stadium before the game commenced. About sharing . On the day of the match, radio and television broadcasters advised fans without tickets not to attend. There was insufficient evidence against the police officer to charge him with the offence. At a meeting in Liverpool with relatives of those involved in Hillsborough in October 1997, he flippantly remarked "Have you got a few of your people or are they like the Liverpool fans, turn up at the last minute? Tuesday 26 April 2016, 6:25pm Details of how and when the 96 Hillsborough disaster victims died: John Alfred Anderson, 62 - Cause of death: traumatic rupture of the abdominal aorta. She unsuccessfully appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in 2009. Stand Up Sit Down A Choice to Watch Football. In March 1997just before the eighth anniversary of the disasterit was reported he had emerged from the condition and was able to communicate using a touch-sensitive pad, and he had been showing signs of awareness of his surroundings for up to three years before. Possibly connected to the excitement, a surge in pen 3 caused one of its metal crush barriers to give way. With 97 deaths and 766 injuries, it has the highest death toll in British sporting history. I have never, since hearing the Taylor evidence unfold, offered any other interpretation in public or private. In 1997 Lord Justice Stuart-Smith concluded that there was no justification for a new inquiry. Gerrard has said the disaster inspired him to lead the team he supported as a boy and become a top professional football player. Solicitor Peter Metcalf, former Chief Superintendent Donald Denton, and former Detective Chief Inspector Alan Foster were all charged with perverting the course of justice,[189][190] for having altered 68 police officers' statements in order to "mask the failings" of the police force. Turnstiles numbered 1 to 10, ten in all, provided access to 9,700 seats in the North Stand; a further six turnstiles (numbered 11 to 16) provided access to 4,456 seats in the upper tier of the West Stand. [243], On 19 April, four days after the disaster, Kelvin MacKenzie, editor of The Sun, ordered "The Truth" as the front-page headline, followed by three sub-headlines: "Some fans picked pockets of victims", "Some fans urinated on the brave cops" and "Some fans beat up PC giving kiss of life". Another psychiatric injury claim was brought to the House of Lords, White v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police [1999] 2 A.C. 455. There were cases of alcoholism, drug abuse, and collapsed marriages involving people who had witnessed the events. FA backed Aleksander Ceferin for Uefa re-election weeks after Paris [148] The jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing in respect of all 96 victims (by majority verdict of 72). His actions were disowned by Chelsea Football Club and he no longer works as a broadcaster. [53] The Liverpool F.C. The disaster took place on April 15, 1989 - so today marks 33 years since the incident. [289] As a result, Emap Australia, who owned FHM at the time, pledged to make a donation to the families of the victims. 's The Den being the first new stadium to be built that fulfilled the recommendations. By this time, a small gate in the fence had been forced open and some fans escaped via this route, as others continued to climb over the fencing. [180], The IPCC is[needs update] also investigating the actions of West Midlands Police, who in 1989 had been tasked with investigating South Yorkshire Police's conduct for both the original inquests and also the Taylor independent inquiry. [326], Anne is a four-part docudrama about Anne Williams' campaign to reveal the truth about her son's death, which aired on ITV in January 2022. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 1 on 20May, and remained at the top of the chart for three weeks. The first reading was read by Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar. A former South Yorkshire police inspector who was on duty at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough when 96 people were crushed to death has said he believed before the match that the. [197], On 13 March 2019, it was reported that Duckenfield would not be called to give evidence in his defence. As a result of the disaster, Liverpool's scheduled match against Arsenal was delayed from 23April until the end of the season, and the game eventually decided the league title. Duckenfield admitted that he had lied in certain statements regarding the causes of the disaster. Candles were lit for each of the 96 people who died. Flames were added either side of the Liverpool F.C. [132] They also called for prosecutions for unlawful killing, corporate manslaughter and perversion of the course of justice in respect of the actions of the police both in causing the disaster and covering up their actions; and in respect of Sheffield Wednesday FC, Sheffield Council and the Football Association for their various responsibilities for providing, certifying and selecting the stadium for the fatal event. In total, ninety-seven people died as a result of injuries incurred during the disaster. Two British stage plays also dealt with the disaster with different view points: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [12], The second coroner's inquests were held from 1 April 2014 to 26 April 2016. [38] "There's gaps, you know, in parts of the ground. Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool's manager at the time of the disaster, read a passage from the Bible, "Lamentations of Jeremiah". [4] Private prosecutions brought by the Hillsborough Families Support Group against Duckenfield and his deputy Bernard Murray failed in 2000. The inquests hearings started on Monday 31 March 2014 at Warrington. The Leppings Lane end of the ground did not hold a valid safety certificate at the time of the disaster; it had not been updated since 1979. The report stated that placing fans who were "merely unconscious" on their backs rather than in the recovery position, would have resulted in their deaths due to airway obstruction. By 22 October 2012, the names of at least 1,444 serving and former police officers had been referred to the IPCC investigation. [94] Attention was focused on the decision to open the secondary gates; moreover, the kick-off should have been delayed, as had been done at other venues and matches. Following the findings of the Independent Panel in September 2012, Alex Ferguson and two Manchester United fan groups called for an end to the "sick chants". This was unlikely at the beginning of a match. Transcripts of the proceedings and evidence that was produced during the hearings were published at the Hillsborough Inquests official website. [179], On 12 July 2013, it was reported that the IPCC had found that in addition to the now 164 police statements known to have been altered, a further 55 police officers had changed their statements. [290], The Spectator was criticised for an editorial which appeared in the magazine on 16 October 2004 following the death of British hostage Kenneth John "Ken" Bigley in Iraq, in which it was claimed that the response to Bigley's killing was fuelled by the fact he was from Liverpool, and went on to criticise the "drunken" fans at Hillsborough and call on them to accept responsibility for their "role" in the disaster:[292]. [5][6], The first coroner's inquests into the Hillsborough disaster, completed in 1991, concluded with verdicts of accidental death in respect of all the deceased. Share. Is there, perhaps, a lesson there for the Hillsborough campaigners? [311][312], In 1996, Sir Bernard Ingham, former press secretary to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, caused controversy with his comments about the disaster. Margaret Aspinall, chairperson of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, asked for a face to face meeting with Hunt before deciding if she would[needs update] accept the apology. [94], Lord Taylor noted with regard to the performance of the senior police officers in command that "neither their handling of the problems on the day nor their account of it in evidence showed the qualities of leadership to be expected of their rank". Published. His cousin, Steven Gerrard, then aged 8, went on to become Liverpool F.C. For the second time in half a decade a large body of Liverpool supporters has killed people the shrine in the Anfield goalmouth, the cursing of the police, all the theatricals, come sweetly to a city which is already the world capital of self-pity. The Tragic True Story Of The Hillsborough Disaster - Grunge.com [20], Risks associated with confining fans in pens were highlighted by the Committee of Inquiry into Crowd Safety at Sports Grounds (the Popplewell inquiry) after the Bradford City stadium fire in May 1985. After the two minutes' silence, bells on civic buildings rang out throughout Merseyside. Stephen Whittle is considered by some to be another victim of Hillsborough, as due to work commitments, he had sold his ticket to a friend (whom he and his family chose not to identify), who then died in the disaster; the resulting feeling of survivor guilt is believed to be the main reason he took his own life in February 2011.[79]. The referee blew his whistle two minutes into the game to stop play and a minute's silence was held for those who lost their lives at Hillsborough. The jury found they did not contribute to the danger unfolding at the turnstiles at the Leppings. On 26April 2016, after the inquest jury delivered a verdict affirming all the charges against the police, Crompton "unequivocally accepted" the verdicts, including unlawful killing, said that the police operation at the stadium on the day of the disaster had been "catastrophically wrong", and apologised unreservedly. They organised a sensible compensation scheme and moved on. A memorial at Hillsborough stadium, unveiled on the tenth anniversary of the disaster on 15 April 1999, reads: "In memory of the 96 men, women, and children who tragically died and the countless people whose lives were changed forever. On the day after the verdicts were reached, the Home Secretary, Theresa May, made a statement to Parliament which included the verdicts of the jury to the fourteen questions they had been asked regarding the roles of South Yorkshire police, the South Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service, Sheffield Wednesday football club and Hillsborough stadium's engineers and two specific questions specific relating to the time and cause of death for each of the dead. [118], In the years after the disaster, the Hillsborough Family Support Group had campaigned for the release of all relevant documents into the public domain. Everything was against us. [181][182], In April 2016, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that it would consider bringing charges against both individuals and corporate bodies once the criminal investigation by the Independent Police Complaints CommissionOperation Resolvehad been completed. His column in The Sunday Times on 23 April 1989, included the text:[280]. [128], The evidence it released online included altered police reports. [77] Jon-Paul Gilhooley, aged 10, was the youngest person to die. [187] The inquiry was first headed by former Durham Chief Constable Jon Stoddart, and later by Assistant Commissioner Rob Beckley. It was held that claimants who watched the disaster on television/listened on radio were not 'proximal' and their claims were rejected. [26], Liverpool and Nottingham Forest met in the semi-final at Hillsborough in 1988, and fans reported crushing at the Leppings Lane end. He was omitted from the first team squad and never played for the club in any capacity again. Following the finding that they did not have a case to answer, the restrictions were lifted.[207]. A combination of economic misfortuneits docks were, fundamentally, on the wrong side of England when Britain entered what is now the European Unionand an excessive predilection for welfarism have created a peculiar, and deeply unattractive, psyche among many Liverpudlians. This is our response", "Hillsborough inquest verdict: the front pages", "As disgusting as it is unsurprising. He was suspended from the club for a fortnight and many fans felt he should not play for the club again. Most significantly, it would find unlawful killing. . Hillsborough disaster - YouTube Hillsborough trial: 'Not enough' turnstiles at stadium - BBC News The panel concluded that "up to 41" of the 96 who had died up to that date, might have survived had the emergency services' reactions and co-ordination been better. Hillsborough." ", "South Yorkshire police to ask IPCC to investigate Hillsborough officers' conduct", "Justice for Hillsborough Victims and Families: What Happens Next? As a result of the stadium layout and segregation policy, turnstiles that would normally have been used to enter the North Stand from the east were off-limits and all Liverpool supporters had to converge on a single entrance at Leppings Lane. [85], In February 2000, a private prosecution was brought against Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield and another officer, Bernard Murray. The two teams involved in the Bradford City stadium fire, Bradford City and Lincoln City, met for the first time since the 1985 disaster in a game that raised 25,000 for the Hillsborough fund. On 12 September 2012, it published its report and simultaneously launched a website containing 450,000 pages of material[116] collated from 85 organisations and individuals[117] over two years. It was a 'classic smear'. "[281], Professor Phil Scraton described Pearce's comments as amongst the "most bigoted and factually inaccurate" published in the wake of the disaster. "[272] Trevor Kavanagh, the political editor at the time of the Hillsborough disaster, said that he was "not sorry at all" about the reporting and supported his former boss Kelvin MacKenzie, stating that "we were clearly misled about the events and the authorities, including the police, actively concealed the truth". Chief Superintendent Mole himself was to be transferred to the Barnsley division for "career development reasons". [272] On the night of the verdict coverage, more than 124,000 tweets used the term The Sun. This followed a legal challenge in the High Court by his family to have his treatment withdrawn, a landmark challenge which succeeded in November 1992. and 25,000 each from the cities of Liverpool, Sheffield, and Nottingham. [4], Police disciplinary charges were abandoned when Duckenfield retired on health grounds and, because Murray was unavailable, it was decided not to proceed with disciplinary charges against him. A police officer ordinarily made a visual assessment before guiding fans to other pens. [169] West Yorkshire Police announced it would refer its Chief Constable, Norman Bettison, to the IPCC in mid-September. [88] The views of both were dismissed by the Taylor report. [206] An agreement was reached in the case in April 2021, but reporting restrictions were put in place due to the pending trial of Denton, Foster and Metcalf. This confusion migrated to the first responders waiting in ambulances at the CRP, a location which quickly deteriorated into an ambulance parking lot. What Happened At Hillsborough? How The Disaster Unfolded The majority of victims who died were from Liverpool (37) and Greater Merseyside (20). [110] [14] In June 2017, six people were charged with offences including manslaughter by gross negligence, misconduct in public office and perverting the course of justice for their actions during and after the disaster. . It became still less likely when those on the track made no move towards the pitch. Taylor Report - Wikipedia [125] The report concluded that the then Conservative MP for Sheffield Hallam, Irvine Patnick, passed inaccurate and untrue information from the police to the press. [53] Anfield stadium was opened on the Sunday to allow fans to pay tribute to the dead. I bent down to kiss and talk to [my son] and as we stood up there was a policeman who came from behind me . It's too little, too late. It said criticism of Rooney was wrong and co-ordinated by the Liverpool Echo and Liverpool Post. Ofcom also received 177 complaints. Bettison had been one of a number of police officers who were accused of manipulating evidence by the Hillsborough Independent Panel. The death of two witnesses and contradictions in the evidence of others were cited as part of the reason for the decision.
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