Premier League supporters hailed
Hillsborough campaigners on Saturday after new inquests into the 1989
stadium disaster found police responsible for the deaths of 96 Liverpool
fans.
At Goodison Park, home of Liverpool’s
local rivals Everton, campaigners including Margaret Aspinall, chair of
the Hillsborough Family Support Group, were applauded on the pitch prior
to a game against Bournemouth.
During a minute’s applause, fans unfurled a banner reading “JUSTICE AT LAST 96 BROTHERS IN ARMS”.
Aspinall, whose 18-year-old son, James,
died in the disaster, shared a touchline embrace with Everton manager
Roberto Martinez as she left the pitch.
At St James’ Park, Newcastle United
supporters spontaneously broke out into a rendition of ‘You’ll Never
Walk Alone’, the Liverpool anthem, during a minute’s applause ahead of
their side’s game with Crystal Palace.
There will also be a minute’s applause
before Liverpool’s game at Swansea City on Sunday, which will be the
Anfield club’s first domestic fixture since the verdicts were announced.
Last Tuesday, a jury found that police
blunders caused the fatal crush at the Hillsborough stadium in
Sheffield, south Yorkshire, following two years of evidence in the
longest inquest in British history.
Two criminal investigations into the
disaster should conclude by the end of the year and prosecutors will
then consider whether charges can be brought.
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