Graham Mackrell, the secretary of Sheffield Wednesday football club when 96 people were killed at its Hillsborough stadium on 15 April 1989, has been fined £6,500 following his criminal conviction for operating dangerous turnstile arrangements that day. Applying for Mackrell to contribute to the prosecution costs, Matthews said £10,000 was attributable to the case against Mackrell. Graham Mackrell was the safety officer responsible for the dangerous turnstile arrangements at that ground, yet he kept his job afterwards, his pension, and now he’s found guilty and got this little fine. Mackrell is the first person to be found guilty of any criminal offence relating to the Hillsborough disaster, 30 years on. He issued a statement after his sentence, noting Openshaw’s confirmation that his offence did not directly contribute to people’s deaths or injuries.

Source: The Guardian May 13, 2019 10:30 UTC