Hillsborough disaster report live: victims and families ‘let down before, during and after the horrific events’ | Hillsborough disaster

The watchdog found that 12 officers, all men, may have faced disciplinary cases of gross misconduct.

• Ten South Yorkshiremen were in the force, including senior officers responsible for security at Hillsborough.

• Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Peter Wright, The person in charge at the time of the disaster would have faced six gross misconduct charges Attempt to reduce the responsibility of the police And Blaming the victims, Liverpool Football Club supporters.

• Two others were senior officers in West Midlands Police, who were appointed to investigate the South Yorkshire force after the disaster.

• mervyn jones And michael foster they will be accused “Failed to investigate effectively” And there werePrejudicial treatment of supporters in favor of South Yorkshire Police”.

In a press release, the Deputy Director General of the IOPC Kathy Cashel Thanked those who supported the investigation into police surveillance by sharing “very personal accounts”. He paid tribute to “the courage shown in revisiting those events”.

The 97 people unlawfully killed, their families, the survivors of the disaster, and all those deeply affected have been disappointed time and again before, during and after the horrific events of that day.
by first South Yorkshire Police take deep satisfaction in their preparations for the match, after that Fundamental failure to control disaster as it unfoldedand then through force Concerted effort to place blame on Liverpool supportersWhich caused immense distress to the bereaved families and survivors for almost four decades.
they were lDisappointed once again by the unnecessarily narrow investigation of the disaster by West Midlands PoliceWhich was a missed opportunity to expose these failings much earlier.
“What they have had to endure for more than 36 years is a source of national shame.”

The full findings of the 366-page report can be found here.

The Guardian reports on today’s landmark findings below:

The police watchdog has identified 12 police officers who “have a case to answer” for gross misconduct.

But none will face disciplinary proceedings as they have all retired, or died.

Chief Constable Peter Wright, who was in charge of South Yorkshire Police at the time of the disaster, died in 2011.

No police officers have been convicted of any criminal offense in relation to the Hillsborough failures, and none faced disciplinary proceedings while they served.

After a 36-year fight for justice, the families and friends of the 97 people who died in the Hillsborough disaster have received the findings of a 14-year-old police investigation that oversaw the tragedy.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has ruled that twelve police officers, most of them senior, should have faced disciplinary cases of gross misconduct for failings relating to the mass crush.

The watchdog found that police officers tried to minimize the force’s responsibility and culpability by blaming the victims, Liverpool Football Club supporters.

In the inquests following the crush, the investigating police were also biased in protecting their colleagues, altering evidence and presenting conclusions, leading the families to describe the process as a police “cover-up”.

The IOPC said the 97 people killed, their families, survivors and all those deeply affected: “Repeatedly let down before, during and after the horrific events of that day.”

“What they have had to endure for more than 36 years is a source of national shame.”

We will provide ongoing coverage of the findings and families’ response to this major report.