article_snippet: As disaster unfolded, Police officer David Duckenfield told officials from the Football Association that 'some fans have got in through a gate' - which Police officer David Duckenfield admitted today was a 'terrible lie'.
article_snippet: Police officer David Duckenfield denied the suggestion that Police officer David Duckenfield had said the gates were 'stormed', and claimed Police officer David Duckenfield told the men 'something like, "Some fans have got in through a gate.
article_snippet: ' Police officer David Duckenfield continued: 'I was pointing out that fans had gained unauthorised access to the ground.
article_snippet: Mr Duckenfield Mr Duckenfield said Mr Duckenfield now realised 'in hindsight' the 'most likely' route fans would take once Gate C was open was to go down the tunnel facing the 'most likely' route fans and in to the central pens.
article_snippet: Miss Lambert said: 'You say in hindsight you recognise that's where a number of fans might have gone.
article_snippet: Do you think as a match commander the consequences of the decision you made, and in particular thought as to where the fans might go, is something you should have considered?'
article_snippet: Mr Duckenfield replied: 'I think it is fair to say that is arguably one of the biggest regrets of my life, that I did not foresee where fans would go when fans came in through the gates.'
article_snippet: The commanding officer, who was stationed in the police control box with a bank of CCTV monitors, said The commanding officer, who was stationed in the police control box with a bank of CCTV monitors was 'shocked' at the request to open the gates from Superintendent Roger Marshall after police became 'overwhelmed' by the number of fans gathered at the turnstiles.
article_snippet: Mr Duckenfield said Mr Duckenfield was left 'no option' and thought fans would feel 'relief and comfort' in being released from the crush of the turnstiles on to the concourse.
article_snippet: The gate remained open for five minutes, allowing fans to flow into the ground, but Mr Duckenfield said today that Mr Duckenfield did not think about where those supporters would go.
article_snippet: Miss Lambert suggested that it might have been 'obvious' that fans were climbing out of the central pens because of the number of people entering through Gate C. '
article_snippet: I thought there may have been some crowd disorder or some problem