Friday 18 November 2016

Hillsborough: Sir Norman Bettison is seeking to deny the truth

Hillsborough Untold portrays former chief inspector as victim and is intended to help him avoid criminal charges

Sir Norman Bettison, a chief inspector in the South Yorkshire police at the time of the Hillsborough disaster, has been derided this week for publishing a book, Hillsborough Untold, in which he once again places himself at the centre of the story and poses as a victim of unfair criticism. Bereaved families, who were put through a 27-year legal nightmare fighting police lies before this year’s verdict that their 96 loved ones were unlawfully killed, have attacked Bettison’s timing and labelled him a narcissist.

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