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Liverpool FC Mailing List - Hillsborough
On Saturday the 15th of April 1989, Liverpool football club were due to play Nottingham Forest at a 'neutral' ground in the F.A. Cup semi-final. The ground chosen was that of Sheffield Wednesday, at Hillsborough in Sheffield.
Ninety-six people lost their lives.
No-one has ever suggested that those deaths were caused deliberately. What is suggested is that there has been a monumentally arrogant cover-up of inadequacies and incompetence. Indeed, 'cover up' suggests something passive and quiet. What happened instead was the active propagation of mistruths. What is suggested is that no-one, let alone the 96, need have died on that day.
At the inquest, the coroner heard evidence from certain medical experts (all pathologists) that death would have been instantaneous, and that all victims were effectively dead by 3.15 p.m.
The assumption of instantaneous, pain-free death has since been challenged, as has the coroner's decision not to hear evidence of anything that happened after 3.15. This included a delay in activation of the major incident plan, and the refusal to allow ambulances on to the pitch.
At the time, this was what the families wanted to hear - that their loved ones had not suffered. It now seems that there may have been ulterior motives for this, including the avoidance of compensation payments. The verdict reached at the inquest was one of accidental death, which meant that no-one could be brought to account for their actions on that day.
Fore more information please visit the Hillsborough Family Support Group at:
http://www.hfsg.org/