Hillsborough families receive updated death certificates

The verdict 'unlawfully killed' has now been printed on the death certificates for the 96 Hillsborough victims.

Published 23rd May 2016

The sister of one of the 96 killed in the Hillsborough disaster has told Radio City News the outcome of the new inquests are starting to feel more real now she's had her brother's death certificate.

Last month a jury ruled that those who died at the stadium back in 1989 were unlawfully killed.

Louise Brookes lost her brother Andrew in the tragedy.

In the last few days she's had his updated death certificate through.

She told us seeing the words 'unlawfully killed' officially prnted in black and white have helped it all sink in, saying:

'seeing is believing and that is certainly true, once I'd seen those words it was like a lead weight had dropped and it suddenly hit me'