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Inquests into the deaths of 96 victims of Hillsborough disaster

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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Inquests jurors arrive at Hillsborough

The jurors were provided with maps, plans and photographs to enable them to better understand the layout and appearance of the stadium as it was in April 1989. The former Waldsley Bridge railway station was the next point of interest. Heading towards the stadium

the convoy slowed for a moment as the coroner pointed out to the jury the White Horse public house, just north of Hillsborough in Waldsley Bridge, where some fans went on the day of the game. The former Waldsley Bridge railway station was the next point of interest. The coroner told them:

"Obviously it doesn't exist now but that's where (the fans) would have come from." The jury was then shown the area on Halifax Road, where the Liverpool fans' coaches had parked up on the day. It was here they got their first glimpse of the stadium before the coaches pulled into Leppings Lane.

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