No verdict against ex-police chief but club safety officer found guilty on charge of breaching safety duty
The jury hearing the prosecution for gross negligence manslaughter of the former South Yorkshire police chief superintendent David Duckenfield has failed to reach a verdict, almost 30 years after he commanded the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, at which 96 people died.
The Crown Prosecution Service said would seek a retrial of Duckenfield for manslaughter.
Written by David Conn
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