Leeds - Two former senior British police officers were sent for trial yesterday on charges of manslaughter at the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster.
The private prosecution against former Chief Supt David Duckenfield and former Supt Bernard Murray is the first criminal case arising from the tragedy at which 96 football fans were crushed to death. They are accused of the manslaughter of John Alfred Anderson (62) and James Gary Aspinall (18) on April 15th, 1989, and of wilfully neglecting to carry out a public duty.
