[140] Maria Eagle confirmed her understanding that WMP actions in this respect would be the subject of IPCC scrutiny.[135]. The apology angered some Liverpudlians further. The decision angered the families, many of whom felt the inquests were unable to consider the response of the police and other emergency services after that time. This took three years to conclude that Duckenfield and his officers had indeed lied in order to deflect blame onto the fans. Former Chief Inspector Sir Norman Bettinson faced four counts of misconduct in public office. [91] However, on the day of the disaster, "by 2:52 pm when gate C was opened, pens 3 and 4 were over-full [...] to allow any more into those pens was likely to cause injuries; to allow in a large stream was courting disaster". The request to delay the start of the match by 20 minutes was declined. Ninety four people died on the day. (Everyone in the office) seemed paralysed—"looking like rabbits in the headlights"—as one hack described them. Even by the standards of the day this was inadequate and resulted in more than 5,000 Liverpool supporters pressing outside as the 3pm kick-off approached. In their history of The Sun,[242] Peter Chippendale and Chris Horrie wrote: As MacKenzie's layout was seen by more and more people, a collective shudder ran through the office (but) MacKenzie's dominance was so total there was nobody left in the organisation who could rein him in except Murdoch. [49] Standing on terraces and the use of perimeter fencing around the pitch, the use of CCTV, the timing of football matches and policing of sporting events were factors for a subsequent inquiry to consider. In 2014, the FA decided all FA Cup, Premier League, Football League and Football Conference matches played between 11–14 April, would kick-off seven minutes later than originally scheduled with a six-minute delay and a one-minute silence tribute.[205]. His older brother Kevin had played for Liverpool in the 1950 Cup Final. Home. [49] Liverpool donated the share of the money they would have received for the game. She continued to back the police’s version of events even after the Taylor Report exposed their lies. Possibly connected to the excitement, a surge in pen 3 caused one of its metal crush barriers to give way. This left planning for the semi-final match to Duckenfield, who had never commanded a sell-out football match before, and who had "very little, if any" training or personal experience in how to do so. Holes in the perimeter fencing were made by fans desperately attempting to rescue others. Another 766 were injured. They always believed in us. By entering your details, you are agreeing to HistoryExtra terms and conditions and privacy policy. 'Why us? Burnham, by then the Sports Minister, addressed the crowd but was heckled by supporters chanting "Justice for the 96". [214], Other services took place at the same time, including at the Anglican Liverpool Cathedral and the Roman Catholic Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. On 26 July 2000, the judge refused the prosecution's application for a re-trial of Duckenfield. The Memorial bench remains at Spion Kop Lodge. [252], In February 2017, Liverpool F.C. [97], Taylor concluded his criticism of South Yorkshire Police by describing senior officers in command as "defensive and evasive witnesses" who refused to accept any responsibility for error: "In all some 65 police officers gave oral evidence at the Inquiry. 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"[228][229] 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. The tragedy was largely attributed to mistakes by the police. Some supporters were delayed by roadworks while crossing the Pennines on the M62 motorway which resulted in minor traffic congestion. Anne Williams, who died in 2013, rejected the coroner's decision that the Hillsborough victims, including her son, had died before 3:15 pm, citing witness statements that described him showing signs of life at 4:00 pm. The ceremony is held on the Spion Kop Battlefield which gave its name to the Kop Stand at Anfield. It has since fuelled persistent and unsustainable assertions about drunken fan behaviour". As such, in 1988 it hosted another semi, Liverpool v Nottingham Forest, without incident. And on days like today, the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, that solidarity was shown once again. The Liverpool Legends, comprising ex-Liverpool footballers beat the All Stars, captained by actor Ricky Tomlinson, 3–1. Some ambulance crew did take equipment when they left their vehicle, but there was no systematic direction to do so, not all did, and none initially had been given any information about the situation inside the stadium. [251] A press conference held by families of the victims also banned all Sun reporters from entering, with a sign on the door reading "NO ENTRY TO SUN JOURNALISTS". Had the start of the match been delayed, the crush may well have been managed. On that date in 1989 The Sun newspaper produced a front page about the Hillsborough disaster which had occurred four days earlier. The transfer was to be done with immediate effect on 27 March 1989. I published in good faith and I am sorry that it was so wrong. Supporters laid down flowers and blue and white scarves to show respect for the dead and unity with fellow Merseysiders. Two ex … 109.58.84.111 08:58, 29 July 2010 (UTC) Oppose Yes it is. Liverpool Football Club will pay tribute to the 96 supporters who lost their lives at Hillsborough, during Wednesday's match against Real Madrid at Anfield. [35] Those still trapped in the pens were packed so tightly that many victims died of compressive asphyxia while standing. "[207] A gospel choir performed and the ceremony ended with a rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone". The referee blew his whistle two minutes into the game to stop play and hold a minute's silence for those who lost their lives at Hillsborough. [35] The police at first attempted to stop fans from spilling out of the pens, some believing this to be a pitch invasion. [278] Johnson apologised at the time of the article, travelling to Liverpool to do so,[279] 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: What he has got to understand is that we were speaking the truth for 23 years and apologies have only started to come today from them because of yesterday. [256] On the night of the verdict coverage, more than 124,000 tweets used the term The Sun. There were cases of alcoholism, drug abuse, and collapsed marriages involving people who had witnessed the events. Liverpool are remembering the lives of the 96 supporters that lost their lives at Hillsborough, with Thursday marking the 32nd anniversary of the stadium disaster. Based on initial briefings by the police, The Sun laid the blame for the Hillsborough disaster squarely on Liverpool fans, accusing them of being drunk, and in some cases of deliberately hindering the emergency response. [128], Calls were made for the resignation of police officers involved in the cover-up, and for Sheffield Wednesday, the police and the Football Association to admit their blame. [4][5], The first coroner's inquests into the Hillsborough disaster, completed in 1991, ruled all the deaths accidental. In 1998 the Hillsborough Family Support Group launched a private prosecution of Duckenfield and his deputy, but this too was unsuccessful. April 19 is a day of infamy on Merseyside. 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. It occurred during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in the two standing-only central pens in the Leppings Lane stand allocated to Liverpool supporters. 1 decade ago. The right course of action is to withdraw this edition from sale—which we will be doing. [92], The report noted that the official capacity of the central pens was 2,200, that the Health and Safety Executive found this should have been reduced to 1,693 due to crush barriers and perimeter gates,[93] but actually an estimated 3,000 people were in the pens around 3:00 pm. [281], 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. Crowd safety was "compromised at every level" and overcrowding issues had been recorded two years earlier. [123], Subsequent apologies were released by Prime Minister David Cameron on behalf of the government,[124] Ed Miliband on behalf of the opposition,[125] Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, South Yorkshire Police, and former editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie, who apologised for making false accusations under the headline "The Truth". Favourite answer. You're now subscribed to our newsletter. All-seated stadiums was one of the the recommendations made in the Taylor report into the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, which claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool supporters. It was highly praised and won the BAFTA Award for Best Single Drama in 1997. After the two minutes' silence, bells on civic buildings rang out throughout Merseyside. [230], In Liverpool local journalist John Williams of the Liverpool Daily Post wrote in an article titled "I Blame the Yobs"[231] that "The gatecrashers wreaked their fatal havoc ... Their uncontrolled fanaticism and mass hysteria ... literally squeezed the life out of men, women and children ... yobbism at its most base ... Scouse killed Scouse for no better reason than 22 men were kicking a ball". [254][255], Following the April 2016 verdict of unlawful killing, The Sun and the first print edition of the Times (both owned by News International), did not cover the stories on their front pages, with The Sun relegating the story to pages 8 and 9.
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