Criminal charges laid over Hillsborough disaster

Britain's state prosecution service has announced that criminal charges will be laid against six people over the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster.
A total of 96 Liverpool fans died as the result of a crowd crush during an FA Cup semi-final at the Sheffield ground.

David Duckenfield, a former senior officer who was in charge of police operations at Hillsborough on the day of the disaster, has been charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 men, women and children.
He has not been not charged over the 96th casualty, who died four years after the disaster, because of legal time limits in force at the time.
The other five people charged included other police officers, a lawyer who acted for the police, and a stadium safety officer.
Charges include perverting the course of justice, contravening safety regulations and misconduct in public office.
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