article_snippet: Rajiv Menon QC, representing families of the victims, said: 'You must have asked David Duckenfield to do this.
article_snippet: Can you explain that?
article_snippet: The QC representing the families said responded: '
article_snippet: But Mr Duckenfield, as match commander, had not ordered this to be closed, which was a 'blunder of the first magnitude', the inquest jury heard.
article_snippet: Mr Menon then asserted: 'Your mistake (in failing to foresee where fans would go or close the tunnel) was the most terrifyingly bad mistake that fell woefully below the standard to be expected of a reasonably competent match commander, wasn't it?'
article_snippet: Mr Menon continued: 'It was gross negligence and ultimately gross negligence
article_snippet: caused the disaster and the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans, didn't gross negligence?'
article_snippet: My view is it was an oversight, a mistake.'
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