Review of Hillsborough families’ treatment calls for postmortem processes reform

Overhaul in communications by authorities recommended after harrowing accounts given by bereaved

A review of how bereaved families were treated by the authorities after their relatives died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster has recommended an overhaul in postmortem processes and communication, and the need for “empathy and understanding”.

The review, led by Glenn Taylor, a retired forensic scientist, heard harrowing accounts from family members of those who died about their experiences, including being told by police officers that they could not hug their loved ones because their bodies were “the property of the coroner”.

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