Two ex-police officers will not face prosection over their handling of the Hillsborough disaster’s aftermath.
The Crown Prosecution Service have ruled that there was insufficient evidence to bring charges against the pair formerly of the West Midlands Police force.
However they have admitted that their actions in the investigation of the tragedy which saw 96 Liverpool fans unlawfully killed were a ’cause for concern’.
A misleading or incomplete file was allegedly submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions in 1990, a year after the disaster at Sheffield Wednesday’s ground.
“After careful consideration of the evidence, and the detailed advice provided by counsel, it has been decided that the evidential threshold for criminal prosecution is not met in relation to either suspect,” read a CPS statement.
“Whilst there was found to be some cause for concern in the actions of both suspects, there is insufficient to reach the high threshold required to prove a criminal offence.”
Three former officers from South Yorkshire Police, who were responsible for crowd control at the FA Cup semi final tie, will also not be referred to the CPS.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct said they would not be considering any evidence related to the trio over an alleged force ‘cover-up’.
Six men are already the subject of prosecutions including David Duckenfield, Norman Bettison and former Sheffield Wednesday secretary Graham Mackrell.