There was a moment before the jury returned their verdicts into the 1981 Stardust tragedy where time seemed to stand still.
Chairs that had been used by barristers and solicitors were given up so that the families could sit down, and the coroner’s staff brought in chairs from adjoining rooms to seat more people.Survivors and family members gathered in the Garden of Remembrance As the verdict on the deaths was left to the very end, every step of the jury’s findings was a step towards the truth families had fought for. When it was heard that there was the same verdict for all 48 families, there was a nod of heads.
When the jury foreman went on to confirm their verdict that the carpet tiles on the walls were a contributory factor to the spread of the fire, and that some people had been impeded in their ability to exit the nightclub due to locked, chained or obstructed exits, and that this was a contributory factor in some of the deaths, family members sighed once more.
At that point, families of the victims stood up in unison and applauded the jury members at length, with one man shouting “thank you”.
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