Hillsborough disaster - Tributes paid to dead brothers

Title

Hillsborough disaster - Tributes paid to dead brothers

Genre

News report; Interview; Tribute

TX Date

17 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:39

Description

Report on the tributes paid to two brothers, Nicholas and Carl Hewitt, both Liverpool fans, who died in the Hillsborough Stadium disaster. Liam Tulley, friend of the brothers, talks about how they got on so well together. Headmistress, Maureen Cruickshank talks about how they were smashing lads and how Nicholas had employers lining up to offer him jobs. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Liam Tully; Maureen Cruickshank

Keywords

Deaths; Sport; Association football; Football stadiums; Disasters (events); Hillsborough Stadium disaster (1989); Nicholas Hewitt; Carl Hewitt

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