WATCH: Hillsborough trial collapse Anfield press conference
Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, GM Mayor Andy Burnham and Margaret Aspinall speak at the Hillsborough Memorial
Last updated 26th May 2021
The trial of two retired police officers and a solicitor accused of perverting the course of justice following the Hillsborough disaster has collapsed after the judge ruled there was no case to answer.
After four weeks of evidence, lawyers for former chief superintendent Donald Denton, 83, retired detective chief inspector Alan Foster, 74, and Peter Metcalf, 71, who was solicitor for the force in 1989, applied to have the case against them dismissed.
Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Hillsborough campaigner Margaret Aspinall held a conference at Anfield after the news was announced.
Read more about why the trial collapsed