Ninety-six victims died in an overcrowded, fenced-in enclosure at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, northern England, during an FA Cup semi-final in 1989. Photo: GettyProsecutors on Wednesday (local time) announced criminal charges against six people including ex-police chiefs over the 1989 Hillsborough soccer stadium crush in which 96 fans died, Britain's worst sporting disaster. The victims, all Liverpool supporters, died in an overcrowded, fenced-in enclosure at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, northern England, during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. "We all need peace from Hillsborough, but we can never have peace until we've got truth, justice, accountability." Family members of victims of the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 28, 2017 20:15 UTC