Trevor Hicks calls for police resignation after Hillsborough

Title

Trevor Hicks calls for police resignation after Hillsborough

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:27

Description

Trevor Hicks, who lost 2 daughters in the disaster, talks to Gareth Furby about the decision to allow South Yorkshire’s Chief Constable Peter Wright to continue in the job after he offered to resign following the interim report into the Hillsborough stadium disaster (15/04/89) which was severely critical of action by his police force. Says they will be appealing the decision.

Contributors

Gareth Furby; Trevor Hicks

Keywords

Reports; Police; Association football; Policing practice; Sheffield; Football stadiums; Public inquiries; Liverpool Football Club; Disasters (events); Resignation (employee); Peter Wright; Nottingham Forest Football Club; Hillsborough Stadium disaster (1989)

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