Poignant tributes have been paid to a Hillsborough survivor whose family and friends believe took his life as a result of the Champions League final in Paris.
Paul Marshall was a popular dad lovingly remembered as being ‘bubbly, outgoing and having a big heart’. He travelled to watch his beloved Liverpool for decades and was dreaming of taking his young grandson to Anfield. The trauma of being in the Leppings Lane end in 1989 had always haunted him, but he was typically able to overcome the impact of the tragedy.
Those close to him say that changed last summer, however, with the chaotic scenes that unfolded in France and which were accompanied by an official narrative that initially blamed Liverpool supporters. Paul’s daughter and a close friend have now decided to speak out to urge those affected by the disaster to seek help and support as another anniversary is marked.
