Hillsborough fans unlawfully killed

The 96 Liverpool football fans who were crushed to death in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster were “unlawfully killed”, a jury has concluded, and were in no way to blame for the crush at the turnstiles

JURY CONCLUSIONS

Police errors caused dangerous situation at turnstiles

Failures by commanding officers caused crush on terraces

There were mistakes in police control box over order to open
exit gates at Leppings Lane end

Defects in design, construction and layout of stadium, and error in safety certification, contributed to disaster

“Justice flames” on club crest commemorate 96 victims

Police and ambulance service delayed declaring major incident – thus delaying emergency response

Sheffield Wednesday FC failed to approve plans for dedicated
turnstiles for each pen

Inadequate signage at club and misleading information on tickets

Officials should have requested delay in kick-off due to huge number of fans trying to enter ground

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