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The jury at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster is expected to deliver its verdict on Tuesday, after sitting for more than two years.

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Father of Hillsborough victim:"Chris experienced what it was like to be loved"

Christopher Edwards Credit: ITV

As Christopher grew older, his support for Liverpool FC took him abroad.

He was also a fan of playing video games a teenager. His father Sydney Edwards said:

"When computer games became all the craze he played on his game console and listened to music in his headphones as a way to relax."

"I remember him sitting in the living room and recording the top 40 by holding a microphone to the radio."

"He was such a skinny lad though he loved his food and especially his mother’s cooking. Chris was the apple of his mother's eye.

During his 20s, Christopher got into golf and eventually travelled all over the world playing with his friends.

"Every Monday we played together at the local course. It was our time. Memories I would cherish.

I would tease him and ask him when he’d get married. He’d say ‘not yet’.

"As much as it was a joke then, I often wonder to this day about the family life he could have had, had his life not been cut short.

"The only comfort I have is that Chris experienced what it was like to be loved and lived his life to the full."

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