One sunny Saturday afternoon in April, 35 years ago, football supporters looked forward to a fun day out at the stadium in Sheffield. It was a big game – Liverpool v Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semi-final – and fans were out in their droves. But it wasn’t the match score that made headlines that day, it was a fatal crowd crush which resulted in 97 Liverpool fans losing their lives. The youngest was just 10 years old, and the 97th victim, Andrew Devine, passed away in 2021, having suffered severe brain damage as a result of the accident.
A few days after the tragedy, the press and police pointed fingers at the fans, blaming them for the horrifying events of that day.
For more than three decades, the families of the victims have campaigned for justice, never giving up on the relentless court battles. An initial inquest in 1991 found a ruling of ‘accidental death’ and while a second inquest, 25 years later, found all of the victims had been unlawfully killed (in law, gross negligence manslaughter to a criminal standard) and exonerated all of the Liverpool fans of any blame, no individuals or organisations have ever had to face any consequences or accountability for the disaster.
Woman speaks to a mother who never gave up on fighting for justice for her daughters.
‘I JUST WANTED ANSWERS’
Jenni Hicks lives in Liverpool.
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