>> But for mistakes made on the day
>> in a very confusing situation I have serious doubts.
Duckinfield is charged that:
ii. In breach of that duty of care, he failed to take reasonable care:
a. to identify particular potential confining points and hazards to the safe entry of approximately 24,000 spectators arriving from the Leppings lane area of Hillsborough into the designated sections of the stadium;
b. to sufficiently monitor and assess the number and situation of spectators yet to enter within the stadium;
c. in good time to relieve crowding pressures on and from spectators seeking entry to the stadium;
d. to sufficiently monitor and assess the number and situation of spectators in pens 3 and 4;
The hazards of the stand/ground were well known. There'd been what amounted to a full dress rehearsal, with crushing in same pens, on a previous occasion when Hillsborough was used as a neutral ground. Those hazards should have been mitigated for. By the time it got to what looked like a pitch invasion the damage was already done.
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