MATCH commander David Duckenfield, former chief constable Sir Norman Bettison and four other individuals have been charged with offences relating to the Hillsborough disaster, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
Sue Hemming, head of the special crime and counter-terrorism division, said Mr Duckenfield has been charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 of the 96 Liverpool FC fans who died at the FA Cup semi final in 1989 and Sir Bettison is accused of four counts of misconduct in public office.
Former South Yorkshire Police officers Donald Denton and Alan Foster, as well as force solicitor Peter Metcalf, are charged with doing acts with intent to pervert the course of justice.
Former Sheffield Wednesday secretary Graham Mackrell is charged with three offences relating to health and safety and safety at sports grounds.
The families of those who lost their lives at the game between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in Sheffield have been fighting for justice for the 96 for 28 years.
The 96 includes 18-year-old Carl Brown, from Leigh, while Atherton man Stephen Whittle is known as the 97th Hillsborough victim.
The 50-year-old was wracked with guilt for selling a ticket to a friend who died in the disaster.
He committed suicide in 2011, jumping in front of a train.
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