With supporters spilling onto the pitch due to severe overcrowding, referee Ray Lewis is instructed to call off the match at 3.06pm. Fans from the upper tier pull those below them to safety, but with many penned into the stadium, 97 fatalities are caused. Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield tells FA chief executive Graham Kelly that a gate had been ‘forced open’, causing the crush—this was...
Thousands of supporters were kept outside of fences after being kettled on their way to the stadium, with tear gas and pepper spray deployed as police with riot shields and batons confronted those peacefully waiting to enter. The scenes in Saint-Denis were horrific, and though CCTV footage has been conveniently deleted, evidence from countless fans at the stadium has detailed exactly what it was...
Kevin Williams was a 15 years old teenager who was begging his parents to let him go to the Nottingham Forest clash against Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final round. The pair, mother Anne Williams and step-father Steve were reluctant at first and let Kevin go after she showed keen interest in the game and huge passion for his team. The crash occurred in the Leppings Leg Stand where the two...