Ex-Hillsborough officer pleads not guilty to manslaughter charges

David Duckenfield formally enters plea over 95 charges relating to 1989 disaster

South Yorkshire police’s former chief superintendent David Duckenfield, who was in command of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough when 96 people were killed, has formally pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges at Preston crown court.

Graham Mackrell, at the time the secretary and safety officer of Sheffield Wednesday, owners and operators of the Hillsborough football ground, also entered a plea of not guilty to two criminal charges of breaching safety legislation.

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