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A leading Hillsborough lawyer has issued a video appeal for witnesses to come forward with information about the disaster.

Elkan Abrahamson of Broudie Jackson Center, who act for 19 of the families, is compiling information ahead of the new inquests and has urged anyone who may be able to assist to come forward.

He has worked with Hillsborough campaigners for nearly two decades to shed light on the truth about Hillsborough.

It comes after the groundbreaking Hillsborough Independent Panel report of September 2012 which revealed the 41 out of the 96 could have been saved, the scale of the cover-up by the authorities, as well as the extent of the multiple failures by police, other emergency services and public bodies which contributed to the death toll.

It paved the way for new inquests into the deaths of the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the 1989 disaster.

Mr Abrahamson also provided free legal advice over many years for Hillsborough mum Anne Williams and was alongside her at the High Court in London in December to see the original inquest verdicts of accidental death overturned .

New inquests have been provisionally scheduled to begin on March 31 next year, at a venue which is yet to be determined.

Mr Abrahamson said: "The original inquests were a charade. They proceeded on an artificial cut-off point, accepted pathologists’ evidence which has now been discredited and police evidence which was fabricated. We need help to put this right.

"We are now looking for witnesses who can give evidence as to what happened at Hillsborough on the day and also as to what happened afterwards – in particular where people feel that they were pressurised by the police to alter their evidence, or where they gave evidence critical of the police (or of other organisations) which they feel was ignored or covered-up.

"We are also interested in hearing from people who were involved at the time in crowd safety, stewarding and the management of football venues or matches.

"We understand how difficult it may be for people to talk about and will be sympathetic and offer as much support as we can. What we are really anxious for is to get to the truth."

If you think you can help, please call 0151 227 1429 and ask for Tara (ext 325) or Tracy ( ext 304) or email eabrahamson@jacksoncanter.co.uk

* Watch the video appeal below