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Hillsborough inquest jury to return verdict on unlawful killing on Tuesday

Jurors at the new inquest into the 96 deaths in the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy will deliver their verdict on Tuesday after reaching a majority decision on whether the victims were unlawfully killed.

The jurors have heard evidence for more than two years at the inquests, taking place at Warrington. The verdict will be given at 11:00 a.m. BST.

Earlier on Monday, jurors were told they could return a majority decision on whether the 96 Liverpool fans had been unlawfully killed in what was Britain's worst sporting disaster.

Coroner Sir John Goldring told the jury of six women and three men that he could accept a decision of 7-2 or 8-1 on the question if they could not all agree.

The jury forewoman has previously indicated to the court that unanimous decisions had already been made on every other question they were asked to consider.

Addressing the jury, Sir John said the decision to deliver the verdict on Tuesday morning had been taken "so that those families who could not be here all the time can come."

Jurors were told to answer a general questionnaire of 14 questions as well as record the time and cause of death for each of the people who died in the disaster.

These included questions about police planning before the game, stadium safety, events on the day, the response of the emergency services and whether the fans had been unlawfully killed.

Question No. 6 asks: "Are you satisfied, so that you are sure, that those who died in the disaster were unlawfully killed?"

Before they were sent out on April 6 to start their deliberations, jurors were told they could only answer "yes" to Question No. 6 if they were sure that match commander Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield owed a duty of care to those who died in the disaster, and that he was in breach of that duty of care.

Thirdly, they would need to be satisfied that his breach of duty caused the deaths and, fourthly, that it amounted to "gross negligence."

The 1991 verdicts from the original inquests were quashed following the 2012 Hillsborough Independent Panel report, which led to an apology in the House of Commons from Prime Minister David Cameron.