Pathologists tell Hillsborough Inquests the 3.15 cut-off was "wrong"

Two expert pathologists have told the fresh Hillsborough inquests that the 3.15pm cut-off for evidence in the original hearing was "wholly wrong".

The court has heard how Dr Stefan Popper, coroner of South Yorkshire in 1989, did not accept evidence about events after 3.15 because he said those who died were beyond saving by then.

But, giving evidence to the fresh inquests in Warrington today, Professor Jack Crane and Dr Nat Cary agreed with the suggestion from a family barrister that there was no pathological basis for the cut-off.

The court also heard evidence about a survivor who was resuscitated on the pitch by an off-duty doctor.

Medical expert Professor Jerry Nolan said: "He had a very early effective intervention by someone who clearly knew how to assess and do CPR relatively early on... If he had been in cardiac arrest and placed on a hoarding, he would not have survived."