10:42 EDT, 21 April 2021
Police statements about the day of the Hillsborough disaster were changed to remove criticism that officers were like headless chickens and light on manpower , a court heard today.
Peter Metcalf, 71, who acted as solicitor for South Yorkshire Police following the tragedy at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final, is charged alongside former senior officers Donald Denton, 83, and Alan Foster, 74, with perverting the course of justice.
They are accused of amending accounts of the day to mask failings of police after the disaster on April 15, in which 96 Liverpool fans died.
Jurors at the Nightingale court sitting at the Lowry Theatre in Salford heard the alleged edits had focused on areas where the force had expected to face criticism at an inquiry led by Lord Justice Taylor.
Vetting process targeted claims over police failings at Hillsborough, court told
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Hillsborough police officer s headless chickens comment removed from statement
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