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Families of Hillsborough victims call for team to conduct 'rigorous' examination of SY Police

Families who lost loved ones in the Hillsborough Disaster are calling for Theresa May to send a team to conduct a 'rigorous' examination of South Yorkshire Police.

The jury in the Hillsborough inquests concluded that the 96 football fans who died were unlawfully killed. The six men and three women also concluded the behaviour of other fans was not responsible for creating a dangerous situation.

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South Yorkshire Chief Constable suspended

It has been confirmed David Crompton, the Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, has been suspended.

Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police David Crompton Credit: Dave Higgens/PA

It comes after the families of the 96 people who died during the Hillsborough disaster called on the chief constable to resign immediately, and accused the force of seeking to subvert and mislead the inquests into their deaths.

A jury yesterday returned a verdict of unlawful killing. The inquests criticised the behaviour of South Yorkshire police and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

Mr Crompton yesterday said the force “unequivocally accepted” the verdict of unlawful killing, adding that they got it 'catastrophically wrong' that day.

In March Mr Crompton announced that he would retire in November after 31 years in policing.

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