THE daughters of Giggleswick man Trevor Hicks were unlawfully killed, an inquest jury has concluded.

Nineteen-year-old Sarah Hicks and her sister, Victoria, 15, were among the 96 Liverpool football fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster.

They had been standing in the central pens on the Leppings Lane terrace after being separated from their father, Trevor, a Keighley businessman.

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Today, the jury decided that police planning errors 'caused or contributed' to the dangerous situation and the tragedy has happened "as a result of crushing in the central pens of the Leppings Lane terrace, following the admission of a large number of supporters to the stadium through the exit gates".

And they answered yes to the question: "Was there any error or omission in police planning or preparation which caused or contributed to the dangerous situation that developed on the day of the match?"

The Hillsborough tragedy unfolded during Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final tie against Nottingham Forest on April 15 1989, as thousands of fans were crushed at Sheffield Wednesday's ground.

The six women and three men started giving their decisions at 11am, on what is expected to be a highly charged day for relatives of the 96, many of whom will be at court for the conclusion of the longest jury proceedings in British legal history.