It is true the same stadium exit gate he ordered to be opened at 2.52pm opened minutes earlier without his instruction. A Hillsborough charity music single, a version of He Aint Heavy Hes My Brother, is confirmed as Christmas Number One days later. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Around 2,000 fans enter, many heading down a central tunnel and into already busy terrace pens, leading to the tragic crush. "I would like to know who is responsible for my father's death because someone is.". Ms Aspinall, chairwoman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, thanked those who had supported the families over the past 31 years. Jury fails to reach a verdict on the charges against Mr Duckenfield, but convicts Mr Mackrell of a health and safety offence. The 96 Liverpool supporters unlawfully killed at Hillsborough. "We, the families, have fought for 30 years valiantly.". We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The matchday commander at Hillsborough was found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter charges pertaining to his role in the football disaster 30. Duckenfield had agreed earlier that he had not acted as a reasonably competent match commander on the day, due to the mistakes he made. The Week is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. The court heard he had ordered the opening of exit gates at the Leppings Lane end of the ground at 14:52 BST on 15 April 1989 - eight minutes before kick-off, after the area outside the turnstiles became dangerously overcrowded. because Duckenfield was acquitted in 2019 of a charge of gross negligence manslaughter, . No one should have to suffer the emotional damage that comes with such a burden. The Independent Police Complaints Commission launches an investigation into an alleged cover-up by officers in the aftermath of the disaster. Shortly before kick-off, in an attempt to ease overcrowding outside the entrance turnstiles, the police match commander, David Duckenfield, ordered exit gate C to be opened, leading to an influx of supporters entering the pens. It fuels calls for a new inquiry and is later awarded a Bafta. Despite having a greater following than Nottingham Forest, Liverpools supporters were allocated the smaller end of the stadium, Leppings Lane, so that their route would not bring them into contact with Forest fans arriving from the south. announcement by Labour minister Andy Burnham, Hillsborough Independent Panel publishes a report, Theresa May orders a new criminal investigation, The inquest jury concludes that the 96 victims were unlawfully killed. He admitted everything at the 2015 inquests into the disaster, saying that his professional failings led to the deaths of 96 innocent men, women and children. The report says a pitch invasion was unlikely at the beginning of a match and there was no effective leadership to organise rescue efforts or relieve pressure from behind the pens where the crush happened. Even while the dead and dying were lying on the pitch, barely attended to by the emergency services, Duckenfield was throwing the blame and trying to avoid the responsibility for a decision that caused the carnage. Inquests into the 96 football fans who died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster have concluded they were unlawfully killed. He also admitted to a "terrible lie". 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The matchday commander at Hillsborough was. One of the many tragedies of the Hillsborough disaster is the first explanation for what claimed the lives of those men, women and children was a suggestion it was Liverpool supporters who were responsible. Jimmy Hennessey, a 29-year-old, had negligible medical attention and was placed in a body bag while still alive. The farriers prosecution for perverting the course of justice is found not to be in the public interest and there is insufficient evidence against the police officer. The Crown Prosecution Service announces that six people are to be charged with offences in relation to the disaster Mr Duckenfield is charged with manslaughter and former Sheffield Wednesday club secretary Graham Mackrell for health and safety offences. For one teacher, it was a life well-lived. david duckenfield cycling. Home secretary Theresa May orders a new criminal investigation into the disaster, Operation Resolve. asked if this was a "ploy" and a step to "sever the link between the opening of the gate and what . And it is not his fault those who deserved to face the same scrutiny he did will never be held accountable for the deaths of the 96. Ch Supt Duckenfield reacted to the build-up of supporters outside the ground by ordering the gates to be opened before the game between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Latest trial follows two sets of inquests, private prosecutions and civil proceedings over the disaster, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Mr Duckenfield, now 71, had claimed that after a large crowd built up outside the turnstiles at the Leppings Lane end of the stadium, Liverpool fans had broken in, causing a rush of people to flood into the fenced-in terraces. By November 1991, he was medically retired from South Yorkshire Police on a full pension, two years after being suspended from duty. He said footage of a mother having to cuddle her dead child on the dirty floor of the Hillsborough gymnasium was the most moving thing he had ever seen, and that it had shown him "what it means to a mother to lose a loved one". The city of Liverpool will today remember the 96 football fans who died at Hillsborough stadium, 30 years to the day since the disaster. But the Hillsborough families and survivors will find the outcome hard to take and will ask hard questions about the 65m spent on a criminal investigation which has ended with no one convicted for so many lives lost. Read about our approach to external linking. Duckenfield then lied and told FA executives that fans had broken in to the stadium. The entrance had a limited number of turnstiles, of which just seven were allocated to the 10,100 fans with tickets for the standing terraces. "We have immense admiration for the Hillsborough families, survivors and campaigners for what they have achieved and our thoughts remain with them and those 96 Liverpool supporters who went to watch their team and never came home.". Tom Davidson Assistant news editor. 0 . David Duckenfield found not guilty over Hillsborough disaster Hillsborough: Former Sheffield Wednesday club secretary fined 6,500 Sheffield Wednesday FC is also criticised for an inadequate. But then two years ago I had to force myself to look at matters and, as a result, I could only do so with the assistance of doctors. ", To the families he added: "It has now dawned on me what it means to you, and I am dreadfully sorry. It may sound like a clich to say lessons must be learnt, but todays verdict means this has never been more relevant or important. The passage of 30 years has presented challenges for everyone involved in the legal process, prosecution and defence. Because of the length of time between the disaster and his death, the law does not allow Mr Duckenfield to be charged with Mr Blands manslaughter. "We firmly believe that we have done everything in our power to do right by our Steven and we walk away from this case with our dignity and our heads held high.". Match commander Ch Supt David Duckenfield had ordered for an exit gate at the stadium to be opened, by the Leppings Lane turnstiles. When Mr Duckenfield, the police officer in charge of keeping people safe at Hillsborough in 1989, attempted to apologise for the deaths of 96 people, the family members listening to his testimony gasped. The ruling states that all the victims were dead by 3.15pm. David Conn. David Duckenfield was in charge when a crush developed in terraced pens on 15 April 1989 . "Everybody knew the truth, the fans and police knew the truth that we'd opened the gates," he said. It was David Duckenfield, Preston Crown Court heard, who told FA chiefs fans had gained entry through a forced stadium gate before the crush on the terraces beyond. Mr Duckenfield, of Ferndown, Dorset, was cleared after a seven-week retrial at Preston Crown Court. His lawyers argued those errors were accepted only in hindsight, and through the fight put up to try and stop him being prosecuted it was clear that, by the time he uttered not guilty at his manslaughter plea hearing in September 2018, he did not think those failings were so bad they were criminal. Weakest since 2012: UK house price average falls to 257,406. Medical assistance at Hillsborough was woefully inadequate. The inquest blames police decisions and the layout of the stadium for the deaths. The FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest ends in tragedy as a crush at the Leppings Lane end of Sheffield Wednesdays Hillsborough stadium leads to the death of 96 Liverpool fans, with more than 750 people injured. Her adult life has been dominated by the quest to find the truth about her father and gain justice for him. David Duckenfield had been appointed Chief Superintendent of the South Yorkshire Police just 19 days before the disaster. Judge Sir Peter Openshaw also told jurors the condition could explain Duckenfield's lack of reaction as he sat in the well of the court throughout the trial. Sue Hemming, the CPS director of legal services, reacts to the decision by issuing a scathing statement. For all that time, the families of those who died, and the survivors of the crush, have campaigned for justice and accountability. He agreed with Michael Mansfield QC, representing 75 families whose relatives were killed in the lethal crush, that he was practising and persisted in a far-reaching deceit on the day, by lying to Football Association and football club officials about his actions. The report also accuses police chief David Duckenfield, who was responsible for the match, of blunders of the first magnitude. But ultimately the buck stops with me., Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. The former police chief was barely seen or heard of in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. "I think it's fair to say that it is arguably one of the biggest regrets of my life, that I did not foresee where fans would go when they came in through the gates," he said. I am now very much older, very much wiser and very much more understanding of the events of the day and have decided to tell the whole truth, Duckenfield said. He described the policing outside the Leppings Lane turnstiles, where Duckenfield accepted the South Yorkshire police lost control at 2:40pm, as non-existent or shambolic at best. He was asked whether he thought over the last 26 years about the bereaved families, who according to their barrister, Rajiv Menon QC waged a courageous and unrelenting campaign that culminated in 2012 with the quashing of the first inquests. David Duckenfield, who as an inexperienced chief superintendent in the South Yorkshire police was in charge of the match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, admitted he had not told the. Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has been found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool supporters. Because any time you or your loved ones attend a public event it should be with the knowledge that the people responsible for maintaining order and safety will be competent. Answering questions from Mansfield, Duckenfield said, however, that he did believe Liverpool fans turned up late and drunk to the match, and that Merseyside police failed to tell the South Yorkshire force that Liverpool fans were in the habit of doing that. Live reporting from the Hillsborough Inquests, Families and players react to conclusions. He said this as schoolboys, sisters, a dad and his son were among those crushed inside pens created because they were treated like thugs rather than humans. The inquest jury finds that Hillsboroughs 96 victims were unlawfully killed and that Liverpool fans were not responsible for the disaster. After the longest inquest in British history, lasting 90 days, a verdict of accidental death is returned by a majority verdict of 9-2. Tony Evans is a journalist and former football editor of the Times. Duckenfields acquittal underlines that no one has been held responsible for Hillsborough. David Duckenfield was in charge of policing the 1989 FA Cup semi-final, The people who lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster, The crush developed in the Leppings Lane end of Hillsborough stadium, David Duckenfield pictured in 1989, a month after the Hillsborough disaster, Ninety-six people were fatally injured in the 1989 disaster. But the jury accepted the defence case that the 75-year-old was a target of blame who was unfairly singled out for prosecution. The former South Yorkshire Police chief. The prosecution of Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield was "breathtakingly unfair" as he was made to take the blame for others, a jury has heard. The jury found match commander - former Ch Supt David Duckenfield - "responsible for manslaughter by gross negligence" due to a breach of his duty of care. This halts disciplinary proceedings being brought by the Police Complaints Authority. A Liverpool fan, he was present at the Hillsborough disaster, The not-guilty verdict over the Hillsborough tragedy has grave implications for society, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Sheffield Wednesday's former club secretary Graham Mackrell was found guilty of a health and safety offence in May 2019. Mr Duckenfield did not dispute that he ordered the opening of a gate at Hillsborough to let fans in, or that he failed to close the tunnel to the terraces which were already full. He said this as Dolores Steele, Barry Devonside and Trevor Hicks - all of whom lost children, all of whom gave evidence in these trials - were desperately hoping their teenagers would survive. The story prompts a boycott of the paper on Merseyside, still upheld by many today. The then Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) concludes that there is no new evidence as alleged by the HFSG and their legal representatives, and therefore no grounds for reopening the police investigation into the Hillsborough disaster. I did my very best on the day.". It leads to a new criminal inquiry into the disaster and an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. It was even more dispiriting to hear the defence barrister, Benjamin Myers QC, recycle all the rancid myths that grew out of Duckenfields dissembling: that fans turned up late, alcohol was a factor and supporters ignored police instructions. lifts the historic stay of further prosecution on Mr Duckenfield, fails to reach a verdict on the charges against Mr Duckenfield. Minutes later Duckenfield ordered for that gate to be opened again. The match commander on the day, David Duckenfield, was cleared of gross. 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