Hillsborough March4Justice petition handed in to 10 Downing Street

Jun 20 2009 By Tom Morgan

Hillsborough protest march in London

MOTHERS of Hillsborough disaster victims marched on Downing Street today to hand over a petition demanding a fresh criminal investigation into the tragedy.

More than 40,000 people - including Newcastle, Everton and Manchester United supporters - have signed up to the March4Justice campaign, calling for documents to be released 20 years after 96 Liverpool fans were crushed during the FA Cup semi-final clash with Nottingham Forest.

Margaret Aspinall, who lost her 18-year-old son James in the tragedy, said: "We have waited 20 years for the truth - that is 20 years too long.

"What this is all about for us is the release of police and emergency service documents which are what will help us understand what happened that day.

"There are probably 800 boxes of documents alone which have not been seen - it sickens me that these have not yet been handed over."

The 62-year-old, from Huyton, Knowsley, Merseyside said she had still to come to terms with what had happened to her son.

She added: "He would still be a young man today yet there is no way I could have gone on if it wasn’t for the support we have had during the campaign.