Today's ruling finds 96 Liverpool supporters unlawfully killed

The jury at  the inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool supporters at an FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough on 15 April 1989 has ruled today that they were unlawfully killed.

The jury also found that the behaviour of the fans did not cause or contribute to the disaster.

The coroner, John Goldring, yesterday instructed the jury of six women and three men that he would accept a majority decision of 8-1 or 7-2 on the key issue of unlawful killing after the forewoman declared last week that they had reached a unanimous decision on the other 13 questions relating to how the 96 died.

In a landmark decision jurors at the inquests into the tragedy ruled the actions of supporters in no way led to the deaths of 96 fans on the Leppings Lane terraces.

The jury said no, to applause and cheers from the gallery.