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Jury In Inquests Into '89 Hillsborough Disaster Retires To Consider Verdicts

The jury in the inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans at the '89 Hillsborough disaster "has retired to consider its verdicts, more than two years since the hearings began," according to the PA. The seven women and three men of the jury retired to consider "14 key questions" set out by Coroner John Goldring, in a 33-page questionnaire, including determining if match commander David Duckenfield "is responsible for the unlawful killing of the fans by gross negligence manslaughter." The hearings into Britain's "worst sporting disaster" first began on March 31, 2014, at a "specially built courtroom in Warrington, Cheshire." Jurors have heard months of evidence from more than 800 witnesses on topics including stadium safety, match planning, the events of the day, the emergency response and evidence gathering by police after the disaster (PA, 4/6).

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