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Trevor and Jenni Hicks, the parents of two sisters who perished in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, issued a formal statement in South Yorkshire today rejecting a recent collective apology from British police forces as "hollow" and demanding that legal records finally reflect the truth of the tragedy. The couple, who lost their daughters Sarah and Vicki in the fatal crush, responded to the National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing's public acknowledgment of the institutional failures that led to the deaths of 97 football fans. For the Hicks family, the apology arrives too late and remains insufficient without a concrete rectification of the original inquest records and death certificates that initially blamed the victims. The Hicks family’s criticism focuses on the lasting impact of the systemic cover-up and the original 1991 inquest verdicts of accidental death, which were eventually quashed in 2012. While the 2016 second inquests correctly ruled that the victims were unlawfully killed due to gross negligence by the police, the family argues that the administrative and historical records have not been fully scrubbed of the original misinformation. Trevor Hicks emphasized that while words of regret are common, they do little to offer closure if the state does not proactively correct every official document tainted by the initial lies spread about fan behavior. This latest friction highlights the enduring tension between the families of the 97 victims and the UK law enforcement establishment. For decades, the South Yorkshire Police and other authorities maintained a narrative that drunken fans were responsible for the disaster at the Sheffield stadium. Despite a 2012 independent panel report and subsequent legal victories for the families, the survivors and relatives feel that the police’s current attempts at reconciliation are more about reputation management than genuine accountability. The Hicks family continues to lobby for the implementation of a "Hillsborough Law," which would mandate a duty of candor for public officials, ensuring that no other families endure a 34-year battle for the truth.