Former chief constable Sir Norman Bettison appears in court over Hillsborough

Former chief constable Sir Norman Bettison has appeared in court for the first time as a suspect today almost 30 years on from the deaths of 96 men, women and children in the Hillsborough disaster.

Former chief constable Sir Norman Bettison appears in court over Hillsborough
Wed, 09 Aug, 2017 - 14:50

Update - 5.11pm: Former chief constable Sir Norman Bettison has appeared in court for the first time as a suspect today almost 30 years on from the deaths of 96 men, women and children in the Hillsborough disaster.

Bettison, a former chief constable of West Yorkshire and Merseyside, stood in the dock flanked by four other men also charged in connection with the 1989 football tragedy and its aftermath.

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