{"id":61055,"date":"2024-04-15T16:15:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=61055"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:15:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:15:10","slug":"hillsborough-disaster-35th-anniversary-silence-to-honour-those-who-died-in-the-crowd-crush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/04\/15\/hillsborough-disaster-35th-anniversary-silence-to-honour-those-who-died-in-the-crowd-crush\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillsborough Disaster 35th Anniversary: Silence to honour those who died in the crowd crush"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To mark <a href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=60887&amp;action=edit\">the 35th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster<\/a>, mourners in Liverpool and Sheffield laid wreaths and stood in a minute&#8217;s silence to remember the dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/rsWWiqbtrj\">held a memorial service<\/a> for the 97 people who died in the crowd crush during the Hillsborough Disaster at Hillsborough Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Liverpool, Lord Mayor Councillor Mary Rasmussen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lpoolcouncil\/videos\/2162929107394750\">led a minute of silence<\/a> at the Exchange Flags near Liverpool&#8217;s Town Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool FC players and staff also laid wreaths and left notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Earlier today, players, staff and officials laid wreaths at the Hillsborough Memorial at Anfield to pay their respects on the 35th anniversary of the tragedy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Em3HkV7q71\">pic.twitter.com\/Em3HkV7q71<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Liverpool FC Women (@LiverpoolFCW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiverpoolFCW\/status\/1779829631274655911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Always in our hearts, the 97 will never be forgotten,&#8221; said one card signed &#8220;From Matt, Niamh, and the LFCW team&#8221; that was laid alongside the wreaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During an FA Cup semi-final on 15 April 1989, 97 people died in a crowd crush at Hillsborough stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-36138337\">inquest in 2016<\/a> determined that the disaster, which took place during a game between Liverpool FC and Nottingham Forest, was caused by &#8220;gross negligence&#8221; from the game&#8217;s match commander, who should be held &#8220;responsible for manslaughter.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, mourners in Liverpool and Sheffield laid wreaths and stood in a minute&#8217;s silence to remember the dead. 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