A British court yesterday quashed accidental death verdicts returned after 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death at the Hillsborough football stadium in 1989, while police launched a new investigation into the disaster
Following a request made by Attorney General Dominic Grieve at a crowded courtroom in London, High Court judges annulled the inquest verdicts delivered in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy and called for fresh inquests to be held.
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The fatal crush was caused by huge overcrowding in a terrace at Hillsborough Stadium in the city of Sheffield prior to an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest 23 years ago.
Prior to the events at the High Court, British Home Secretary Theresa May announced that a new police probe into the disaster would be opened.u00a0