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Hennesseys daughter Charlotte, who was six at the time of the disaster, has had the course of her existence changed. But ultimately the buck stops with me., Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. A jury failed to reach a verdict in the case of David Duckenfield, the former South Yorkshire police chief superintendent and match commander on the day of the Hillsborough disaster. PC Maxwell Groome was on duty for the match at Sheffield Wednesdays stadium. He had originally been accused of the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 Liverpool fans, but denied all the charges. But in November 1991, a House of Lords ruling states that the chief constable of South Yorkshire has admitted liability in negligence in respect of the deaths and physical injuries. But was the regret he described at the disaster inquests the regret of having been dishonest, or the regret of having been found out? 2023 BBC. The death of two witnesses and contradictions in the evidence of others is cited as part of the reason for the decision. He said himself, in Warrington, he considered his words to then FA Chief Executive Graham Kelly a lie. Inquests open in Sheffield, heard by the local coroner, and South Yorkshire Police renews its argument that drunk supporters who arrived late and without tickets contributed to the disaster. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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. Abuse of process arguments for other defendants fails. Mr Murray is acquitted and the jury is undecided on David Duckenfield. It was a catastrophic and deadly error. 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. He will now be able to resume his life in retirement on the south coast. There were gasps in court as the seven women and three men on the jury returned the verdict, following 13 hours and 43 minutes of discussions. He also rejects a prosecution application to prevent tweeting from court, sharing articles on social media or embedding video into news articles. HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER- DAVID DUCKENFIELD FOUND NOT GUILTY, David Duckenfield was in charge the day 96 Liverpool fans were killed at Hillsborough, David Duckenfield has been cleared of gross negligence manslaughter, Hillsborough football ground shown to the inquests, Police and fans on the pitch at Hillsborough football stadium in Sheffield on April 15 1989, The disaster claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool fans. Former Sheffield Wednesday club secretary Graham Mackrell, 69, stood trial alongside Duckenfield in January and was found guilty of a health and safety offence for failing to ensure there were enough turnstiles to prevent unduly large crowds building up outside the ground. A police doctor certified him as "unfit to undertake the duties of a police constable" and diagnosed him with "severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder". Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Duckenfield then lied and told FA executives that fans had broken in to the stadium. 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. Liverpool FC said it shared "the reactions and frustrations by the families today and those affected by the Hillsborough tragedy". "We, the families, have fought for 30 years valiantly.". 0 . Sheffield Wednesday's former club secretary Graham Mackrell was found guilty of a health and safety offence in May 2019. Duckenfield had agreed earlier that he had not acted as a reasonably competent match commander on the day, due to the mistakes he made. Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has been found not guilty of the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans in the 1989 disaster. 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The matchday commander at Hillsborough was found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter charges pertaining to his role in the football disaster 30. Addressing the families in the court he said: It has now dawned on me what it means to you, and I am dreadfully sorry.. He said he would regret them to his dying day. The Crown Prosecution Service decides that following consideration of all the evidence and documentation, there is no evidence to justify any criminal proceedings against South Yorkshire Police officers, Sheffield Wednesday FC, Sheffield City Council or Eastwoods the structural engineering firm that designed the pens. Your IP: One family member shouted: "Stitched up again.". In February 2000, both officers appeal to the Divisional Court but fail and the trial is held in Leeds between 6 June and 24 July 2000. A spokeswoman for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the verdict did not affect the findings of the Hillsborough inquests, which ruled the victims had been unlawfully killed. The citys council cancelled a planned outdoor commemoration event and instead will light 96 lanterns on the steps of St Georges Hall. The agony of the families of the dead is unimaginable. Something went wrong, please try again later. By 2.45pm, thousands of people were pressing into the turnstiles and alongside a large exit gate. Weakest since 2012: UK house price average falls to 257,406. 2.52pm: After a third request to open the gates from Supt Marshall - who this time says there is a risk of injury or death if it is not done - Duckenfield orders them to be opened. The full report reinforces criticism of the police while its recommendations lead to the introduction of all-seater stadiums and the removal of perimeter fencing around grounds. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. That cowardly deceit set the tone for everything that followed. The findings heavily criticise the police operation, stadium layout and design, and local ambulance service. 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. "We say that is unfair, there are so many other people at fault, and so many causes," the barrister added. 2.17pm: Superintendent Roger Marshall requests for Leppings Lane to be closed to traffic. Benjamin Myers QC told the jury his client had become "the focus of blame". Only one ambulance made it onto the pitch; 42 remained in a queue outside. He vomited inside the bag before he died. Gate C, leading to the Leppings Lane terraces, is opened. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. DeSantis won't say he's running. More than 2,000 fans then entered through exit gate C, with many heading for the tunnel ahead of them, which led to the central pens of the terrace where the crush happened. A police chief told a "wicked lie" by suggesting Liverpool fans forced open a gate ahead of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, the inquests heard. 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. A judge lifts the historic stay of further prosecution on Mr Duckenfield, allowing new proceedings to go ahead. 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Match commander Ch Supt David Duckenfield had ordered for an exit gate at the stadium to be opened, by the Leppings Lane turnstiles. It is true the same stadium exit gate he ordered to be opened at 2.52pm opened minutes earlier without his instruction. The Taylor Report causes UK-wide changes to football stadiums, seeing fencing removed and standing terraces converted to seating areas at large venues. He said: "He has a resilient, passive and expressionless external presentation which gives no indication of his state of mind so don't draw an adverse inference against him.". And yet 23 minutes later he suggested it was the supporters, some of whom were dying beneath him, who were responsible. Posted on 26 Feb in avondale redbud problems. The new Labour government orders a review of the evidence by Lord Justice Stuart-Smith. The most exhaustive and longest inquest in British history was dismissed as not being pertinent. 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