Monday, March 31, 2014

The day's news in pictures: March 31 2014


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Hundreds of relatives of the 96 football fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster have gathered in a packed courtroom for the start of the fresh inquests into their loved ones’ deaths.


Feelings ran high as the families, along with a raft of journalists and lawyers, came to the long-awaited hearing in a specially fitted office building on the outskirts of Warrington, Cheshire today.


Vice-chairwoman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group Jenni Hicks said the inquest had been “a long time coming”, while Charlotte Hennessy who lost her father in the tragedy hoped it was “the beginning of the end”.


A potential jury of 11 along with a pool of extras was selected, ready for tomorrow when they are due to be sworn in and coroner Lord Justice Goldring intends to open the case.




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