The claimant’s son had died at the tragedy at Hillsborough football stadium. A senior police officer had opened a gate to allow into enclosures already full, a further 2000 fans. 96 fans died in the resulting crush. The coroner had refused to allow the enquiry to extend beyond events before 3:15pm, saying that evidence, inter alia from the Taylor Inquiry, was that any fans still alive and who dies after that time had already suffered injuries which would make their deaths inevitable. The claimant said that several people remained alive, and that the inquest by that decision had not considered actions which might have saved lives. Some police officers said thaty had been presurised to remove criticisms of their force, and there was medical evidence to support the suggestion that several remained alive after the 3:15pm cut-off.
Held:
Judges:
Lech Garlicki P
Citations:
10170/02, [2008] ECHR 748
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights
Human Rights, Coroners
Updated: 19 July 2022; Ref: scu.272595