Start your Independent Premium subscription today. News. The Crown Prosecution Service has said it will seek a retrial, which Duckenfield is expected to oppose, at a hearing scheduled for 24 June. The following March, a Home Office meeting consideres material submitted by the Hillsborough Family Support Group (HFSG) calling for a new inquiry but advice to the attorney general says the 3.15pm cut-off had been fully justifiable. Abuse of process arguments for other defendants fails. 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. The crown's case was that the Chief Superintendent's failings were so extraordinary that they met that test. David Duckenfield, a Police Chief Superintendent, who has been accused of the death of 96 people in the tragic incident of the Hillsborough disaster, was found not guilty in charge of manslaughter. Duckenfield did not give evidence in the trial as the court heard he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. 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. Lord Justice Taylor concludes that the most fans were not drunk, nor even the worse for drink and highlights contributing factors including opening exit gates to allow fans into the ground and failing to delay kick-off. 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Her adult life has been dominated by the quest to find the truth about her father and gain justice for him. 0 . The court was played audio of the retired chief superintendent giving evidence to inquests in 2015. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. 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. 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. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Duckenfields ordeal ended at Preston crown court on Thursday. What has been heard here in this court will have been surprising to many, she said. Minimal treatment would have saved many of the victims. 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. 30 years means evidence has been corroded and some people and organisations cannot answer for their actions because they are no longer with us. ", Hillsborough inquests: What you need to know, 14 questions the Hillsborough jury answered, Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. The High Court rejects an application for judicial review of the inquest verdicts brought by six representative families. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Live reporting from the Hillsborough Inquests, Families and players react to conclusions. Turnips vs. tomatoes: should salad crisis force UK shoppers back to their roots? Those systems failed on 15 April, 1989, and no one will ever take responsibility for that failure. And a jury of seven women and three men agreed with him when they cleared the 75-year-old of gross negligence manslaughter. They applied to have the case against them dismissed after a month of evidence in a trial that had been awaited for decades by the victims families. The matchday commander at Hillsborough was. Wed 1 Mar 2023 12.40 . "Thirty years means myths took root about fans being a cause of the disaster, now unequivocally shown by both defence and prosecution evidence to be wrong. Only one ambulance made it onto the pitch; 42 remained in a queue outside. It was not opened on orders from the police control box but by police in the area to eject a fan. By the following year, more than 700 claims have been lodged and South Yorkshire Police and Sheffield Wednesday FC start making out-of-court settlements without admission of liability. Of the 96 people who were crushed, trampled or suffocated, 37 were teenagers, most still at school, many attending their first away game supporting Liverpool. He said this minutes after he - the man tasked with keeping those people safe - had ordered for exit gates to be opened. Mackrell, who sought in his defence to blame Liverpool supporters for the dangerous congestion that developed at the turnstiles, will be sentenced on 13 May. After delivering the verdict the judge, Sir Peter Openshaw thanked the jury before they were dismissed. Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has been found not guilty of the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans in the 1989 disaster. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Something went wrong, please try again later. Here is how events have unfolded in the 30 years since the disaster. It also prompts calls for criminal action. Weakest since 2012: UK house price average falls to 257,406. High Court judge Lord Goldring chairs the new inquests in Warrington, which last more than two years and becomes the longest jury case in British legal history. One called out in court I dont want your apology and several walked out. Bereaved families are angered that the inquests cannot consider the emergency response after that point, and an accidental death verdict is returned on 26 March 1991. The verdict defies logic. 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. 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. It was closed after 26 seconds and around 150 supporters are believed to have entered. The city of Liverpool will today remember the 96 football fans who died at Hillsborough stadium, 30 years to the day since the disaster. Allen told the inquests last week that he had policed hundreds of football matches and attended thousands as a Liverpool fan. DeSantis won't say he's running. And 30 years means many people, especially families, have had to constantly relive their terrible experience. England and Wales company registration number 2008885, Subscribe to TheWeek. Supt Murray assures him they will, 2.47pm: Supt Marshall requests, for the first time, for stadium gates to be opened at the Leppings Lane end. When all Hillsborough legal proceedings are concluded we should, as a society, take time to consider these matters and learn lessons. Duckenfield was a public servant who failed in his basic duties to the people he was charged with protecting. One family member shouted: "Stitched up again.". Mr Duckenfields retrial starts at Preston Crown Court. Meanwhile, the families of six victims appeal for a judicial review application to quash the inquest verdict. But an inquest is not a criminal court, and so it was for another jury to decide whether Mr Duckenfield's mistakes amounted to gross negligence manslaughter. because Duckenfield was acquitted in 2019 of a charge of gross negligence manslaughter, . 91.195.53.16 The former match commander's solicitor, Ian Lewis, said: "David is of course relieved that the jury has found him not guilty, however his thoughts and sympathies remain with the families of those who lost their loved ones. 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. The report also accuses police chief David Duckenfield, who was responsible for the match, of blunders of the first magnitude. He was. 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. But was the regret he described at the disaster inquests the regret of having been dishonest, or the regret of having been found out? Due to the law at the time, there can be no prosecution over the death of the 96th victim, Tony Bland. Christine Burke, whose father Henry Burke was killed in the disaster, stood in the public gallery and addressed the judge after the verdict was read out. The former South Yorkshire Police chief. Duckenfield added that he had no idea what motivated him to blame other people for his mistakes. 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". The action you just performed triggered the security solution. The families watching in a conference room in Liverpool were aghast. ", Clive Coleman, BBC legal affairs correspondent. Duckenfield then lied and told FA executives that fans had broken in to the stadium. I apologise unreservedly to the families and I hope they believe it is a very, very sincere apology. erath county rant and rave; springfield, mo jail inmates; essex county hospital center jobs; blanching vs non blanching erythema; star trek next generation cast salaries He had originally been accused of the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 Liverpool fans, but denied all the charges. The defendant's conduct must fall so far below the standard to be expected of a reasonably competent and careful person in the defendant's position, that it was something truly, exceptionally bad. What is the point?. Duckenfield, a retired chief superintendent, 75, denied the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool supporters at the FA Cup semi-final on April 15 1989. 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. Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie apologises for the papers 1989 front page. Match commander tells inquest that watching a documentary made him realise the effect the disaster had on the bereaved families. On 28 November, the remaining jurors acquit Mr Duckenfield of gross negligence manslaughter, as the investigating police officer says the delay between the disaster and the trial should not have been allowed to happen. Read about our approach to external linking. They live with the misery every day. For the sake of the 96 innocent people who died 30 years ago, something like this should never happen again.. But while his acquittal means he did not fail to a criminal standard, it does not mean he did not fail at all. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. The prosecution in the case alleged Duckenfield, 75, had a "personal responsibility" for what happened at the match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. 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. David Conn. Thirty years later he remained a man who sought, via his lawyers, to do the same thing. "I hid myself away and could not bear the word Hillsborough", he said. " 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. The agony of the families of the dead is unimaginable. 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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. A judge lifts the historic stay of further prosecution on Mr Duckenfield, allowing new proceedings to go ahead. 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. Start your free trial. It is right that an impartial and thorough investigation was carried out, and it is right that a jury was asked to make a judgement of the facts. Assistant Commissioner Rob Beckley, who was in overall command of Operation Resolve - the criminal inquiry into the disaster, acknowledged the jury "had a difficult and challenging task". 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. The matchday commander at Hillsborough was found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter charges pertaining to his role in the football disaster 30. They knew the law would let them down. 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". At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Members of the public make 17 complaints that are considered for disciplinary action, which is recommended for David Duckenfield and Bernard Murray, who was ground commander on the day. Recipe: Ayurvedic Jewish penicillin by Dr Rupy Aujla, Sunaks Brexit deal explained in five points, Messi vs. Ronaldo: all-time goals and statistics. Asked by Mansfield why he had chosen to remain silent for 26 years, Duckenfield said that he had been prompted to finally tell the whole truth after the publication of the report by the Hillsborough Independent Panel in 2012 and a television programme he had seen about the disasters effect on the families. I hoped it would go away. asked if this was a "ploy" and a step to "sever the link between the opening of the gate and what . Lord Justice Peter Taylors interim report into the tragedy puts the blame on South Yorkshire Police. Hillsboroughs final victim, 22-year-old Tony Bland, dies after being taken off life support, pushing the death toll up to 96. That cowardly deceit set the tone for everything that followed. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. inquest verdicts brought by six representative families. Benjamin Myers QC, defending Duckenfield, told the jury he had been a "target of blame" for the disaster. 2.17pm: Superintendent Roger Marshall requests for Leppings Lane to be closed to traffic. Three more defendants are still facing charges relating to Hillsborough: retired police officers Donald Denton, 80, and Alan Foster, 73, and police solicitor Peter Metcalf, 68, will all stand trial later this year. I seek guidance from people with greater experience and expertise than me. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Sergeant Michael Goddard, who was in the police control box, told the trial the request was not unusual, 2.30pm: Duckenfield raises the size of the crowd outside the Leppings Lane turnstiles and asks ground commander, Supt Bernard Murray, whether those fans will be in the ground for the 3pm kick-off. [1] This resulted in overcrowding of those pens and the crush. Duckenfield had agreed earlier that he had not acted as a reasonably competent match commander on the day, due to the mistakes he made. 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. Due to the ongoing proceedings relating to Duckenfield, and a forthcoming trial of two former South Yorkshire police officers and the forces then solicitor on charges of perverting the course of justice, the 30-year memorial ceremonies will be muted. The 96 Liverpool supporters unlawfully killed at Hillsborough. He will now be able to resume his life in retirement on the south coast. "We say that is unfair, there are so many other people at fault, and so many causes," the barrister added. And 30 years means many people, especially families, have had to constantly relive their terrible experience.". Jimmy Hennessey, a 29-year-old, had negligible medical attention and was placed in a body bag while still alive. 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. Tom Davidson Assistant news editor. 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. There were shouts in the room as the verdict was announced. "He understands the public interest in this case, but would ask that his privacy and that of his family is respected, and will not be commenting further. Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has been found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool supporters. Civil actions seeking damages starts within days of the disaster, both from relatives of the victims and survivors who have suffered physical injuries and psychological effects. Sue Hemming, the CPS director of legal services, reacts to the decision by issuing a scathing statement. The new Hillsborough inquests start in Warrington, and go on to become the longest case ever heard by a British jury. The Crown Prosecution Service says changes in the evidence of two witnesses and the death of a third meant that there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction. Mr Murray is acquitted and the jury is undecided on David Duckenfield. Posted on 26 Feb in avondale redbud problems. The citys council cancelled a planned outdoor commemoration event and instead will light 96 lanterns on the steps of St Georges Hall. At that point, Duckenfield gave the command to open another gate to the stadium and about 2,000 fans then made their way into the ground. He acknowledged that even after he said he realised, at 3:04pm on the day, that he was facing a medical emergency not an incident of disorder, he called for police dogs to come to the ground, not ambulances. Now the Crown Prosecution Service could consider a prosecution against the former chief superintendent from South Yorkshire police after a jury decided his actions amounted to "manslaughter by gross negligence" due to a breach of his duty of care to fans. "With all due respect, my lord, 96 people were found unlawfully killed to a criminal standard," she said. Performance & security by Cloudflare. We need to be able to trust the emergency services and the systems that are set up to protect the populace. A second juror is discharged on 19 November after suffering a bereavement, leaving a jury of seven women and three men to decide the case. "I am really angry but I am trying be calm for these families who have suffered," she said. 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. The High Court quashes the original inquest verdicts of accidental death and orders new inquests. The jury was shown pictures of fans in the Leppings Lane end of the stadium as the disaster unfolded, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Jury fails to reach a verdict on the charges against Mr Duckenfield, but convicts Mr Mackrell of a health and safety offence. David Duckenfield is not a criminal, a jury has decided. David Duckenfield was police match commander at the Hillsborough disaster He went on trial for gross negligence manslaughter over the deaths of fans Following a retrial, he was cleared today . Following judicial advice, the PCA decides against proceeding against Mr Murray alone. The new Labour governments home secretary, Jack Straw, notes the discussions but said public concern will not be allayed by a reassurance from the Home Office that there is no new evidence and proposes an independent review. This was to be a fatal decision as thousands of Liverpool. Liverpool FC said it shared "the reactions and frustrations by the families today and those affected by the Hillsborough tragedy". He had no experience managing soccer matches, let alone an FA Cup semi-final. The inquests become controversial after Dr Stefan Popper limits their scope to events up to 3.15pm on the day of the disaster just nine minutes after the match was halted and excludes the witness evidence of two doctors inside the stadium. ", To the families he added: "It has now dawned on me what it means to you, and I am dreadfully sorry. The jury at Mr Duckenfield's original trial earlier this year failed to agree a verdict. The new Labour government orders a review of the evidence by Lord Justice Stuart-Smith. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Christine, whose father Henry Burke was killed in the disaster, addressed the judge after the verdict was read out. Minutes later Duckenfield ordered for that gate to be opened again. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Sir, it is now that I have thought very seriously about the families, Duckenfield said, explaining that the video 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 former chief superintendent said he "deeply regretted" not telling then-FA chief executive Graham Kelly that it was his decision that caused the fatal crush saying he would regret the lie "to his dying day". After the longest inquest in British history, lasting 90 days, a verdict of accidental death is returned by a majority verdict of 9-2. "Everybody knew the truth, the fans and police knew the truth that we'd opened the gates," he said. Despite this, the retired officer was able to walk away last week in the face of overwhelming evidence and his own admissions. The families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final, the survivors who managed to get out of the overcrowded pens at the Leppings Lane end of Sheffield Wednesdays ground, and the campaigners who have fought relentlessly for justice for decades were expecting the verdict. David Duckenfield was in charge when a crush developed in terraced pens on 15 April 1989 . "But, as both counsel have advised you and I will now direct you, as you go about your duty you must put aside your emotions and sympathies, either for the bereaved families or indeed for Mr Duckenfield, and decide the case with a cold, calm and dispassionate review of the evidence that you have heard in court.". It remained open for more than five minutes. For all that time, the families of those who died, and the survivors of the crush, have campaigned for justice and accountability. The new scrutiny is conducted by Lord Justice Stuart-Smith. The prosecution in the case alleged Duckenfield, 75, had a "personal responsibility" for what happened at the match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on April 15 1989, where 96 men, women . My first thoughts are with the 96 people who died in the Hillsborough disaster, their families, and the thousands of people who have been deeply affected by the events of 15th April 1989. 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. "I would like to know who is responsible for my father's death because someone is.". This is because he died more than a year and a day after his injuries were caused. The anniversary comes 12 days after a jury at Preston Crown Court failed to reach a verdict on the prosecution of the match commander, Ch Supt David Duckenfield, who was accused of gross negligence manslaughter, reports The Guardian. After sitting for 31 days, the Taylor Inquiry publishes an interim report concluding that the main reason for the disaster was the failure of police control and criticising South Yorkshire Police for blaming Liverpool supporters. Crucially, the panel finds that 41 victims did not have signs of the crush injuries originally claimed by pathologists, and so may have been saved. That sets the bar very high for the prosecution. Duckenfield retires on medical grounds, suffering from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Mr Duckenfield's wife, Ann, went over to comfort her husband in the courtroom after the verdict was read out. "30 years means myths took root about fans being a cause of the disaster, now unequivocally shown by both defence and prosecution evidence to be wrong. It has dashed their hopes repeatedly over the years. avid Duckenfield can finally rest easily. The acquittal of Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has caused shock and anger after a 30-year campaign for criminal accountability for the disaster. 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. 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