The Hillsborough disaster claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool fansThe father of a teenager who died in the Hillsborough tragedy said stewards blocked the entrance to the tunnel leading to the central pens of the Leppings Lane terraces at the previous year's FA Cup semi-final. Barry Devonside told jurors at the gross negligence manslaughter trial of match commander David Duckenfield that he was told to enter the terrace from the sides as the central pens were "chock-a-block". The Liverpool season ticket holder said he also attended the 1988 semi-final with a friend and watched the game from the Leppings Lane terrace. He made his way to the tunnel to the central pens, but was met with a line of stewards blocking his way, he said. He said the pens at the bottom of the tunnel were choc-a-block or words to that affect."

Source: Sky sports February 25, 2019 19:07 UTC