Ex-police chief apologizes for lie about Hillsborough

The police chief at the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster apologized on Wednesday to the families of the 96 Liverpool supporters killed, saying he regretted lying about how the tragedy unfolded.

David Duckenfield gave the order to open a side gate into the ground after being told that a pre-match crush outside could lead to deaths.

Former chief superintendent Duckenfield told the inquest into the deaths that he remembered saying to a fellow officer: "If people are going to die I have no option but to open the gates. Open the gates."