Retired officer under fire over 'good job' message was on duty at Hillsborough

In a witness statement submitted to the Hillsborough Independent Panel, Mr Naylor told how he saw fans caught up in a "terrific crush" just after kick-off at the FA Cup semi-final in 1989.

Retired officer under fire over 'good job' message was on duty at Hillsborough

Retired police officer Rick Naylor, who has been criticised after saying officers who served in South Yorkshire in the 1980s "did a good job" despite the deaths of 96 fans at Hillsborough, was on duty at the stadium on the day of the disaster.

In a witness statement submitted to the Hillsborough Independent Panel, Mr Naylor told how he saw fans caught up in a "terrific crush" just after kick-off at the FA Cup semi-final in 1989.

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