Wednesday 12 September 2012 06:48, UK
The families of 96 people killed in the Hillsborough tragedy will see thousands of official documents relating to the disaster for the first time on Wednesday.
Margaret Aspinall, chairwoman of the Hillsborough Families Support Group, said they hope the documents will answer some of the questions they have about the causes and aftermath of the tragedy. "This is what the families and the fans have been fighting for 23 years. Without the truth you cannot grieve and where there is deceit, you get no justice," Mrs Aspinall, 65, said. The families will see the documents at Liverpool Cathedral and are being advised by two of Britain's best known lawyers, Michael Mansfield QC and Lord Falconer. It is expected the families will meet in the coming days to decide what action to take, if any, following the disclosures. The panel was created by then Home Secretary Jacqui Smith following the 20th anniversary of the disaster in April 2009. Central to the panel's work is to prepare and publish a comprehensive report based on in-depth research into the documents to "add to public understanding of the tragedy, its circumstances and its aftermath".