Two survivors from the Hillsborough disaster have taken their own lives since their trauma was 'retriggered' by the events at the Champions League final in Paris.
Liverpool 's clash with Real Madrid at the Stade De France in May was overshadowed by the horrific scenes outside the ground in the lead up to kick-off, where fans were penned into tight tunnels and dangerous bottlenecks with long queues while police sprayed supporters with tear gas and turnstiles remained closed for hours. The scenes drew awful comparisons with the disaster at Hillsborough in 1989 which caused the death of 97 Liverpool fans.
Peter Scarfe from Hillsborough Survivors Support now claims two of the survivors on that day have now died after taking their own lives following the traumatic events in Paris. "This year alone, we've had three suicides," Scarfe said at the Hillsborough Law Now event on Monday, according to the Liverpool Echo. "That's three too many.
