Hillsborough match commander 'assessed as being competent'

David Duckenfield was seen as an ‘ideal candidate’ to take over the division that included Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough ground, the court heard. Photograph: AFP/GettyThe match commander of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough at which 96 people were killed was “assessed as being competent” when promoted to the position by South Yorkshire police and “expected to deal with everything from day one”, his manslaughter trial has been told. The deci