Hillsborough retrial reaction: families’ fury at not guilty verdict

Match commander cleared of gross negligence manslaughter

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Hillsborough campaigners have reacted with anger and hurt after match commander David Duckenfield was found not guilty of the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans in the 1989 disaster.

There were gasps in court as the former South Yorkshire Police chief superintendent, 75, was acquitted after the jury spend three days considering their verdict.

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