The jury found police commander David Duckenfield was ‘responsible for manslaughter by gross negligence’ due to a breach of his duty of care. For grieving relatives it marked the end of a 27 year battle for justice.
Lorraine Glover, 42, was just 15 when her brother Ian died in the Hillsborough disaster.
She tells Closer how her family struggled to cope with his loss and hideous slurs against fans.
She says: “We’ve been through hell. Ian was just 20 when he died - he went to a football match with his brothers Joe and John, and never came home.
"In a way, I lost two brothers that day - Joe was never the same after Hillsborough. He was traumatised after not being able to save Ian, and died ten years later in a work accident.
"The effect of the loss on our family has been massive.”
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