Radio delays could risk future deaths - coroner

Mark Townsend's brother said he was "one of the nicest people you would ever meet"Football match stewards who became aware of a fan suffering a cardiac arrest could have reacted more quickly, a coroner has found.

Mark Townsend, 57, from Birmingham, collapsed at Hillsborough Stadium while watching West Brom play Sheffield Wednesday on 28 September last year.

In a prevention of future deaths report, senior coroner Tanyka Rawden said she was concerned about the length of time it took for staff to find a radio to call paramedics, but stressed the delay had not caused or contributed to Mr Townsend's death.

Sheffield Wednesday said following Mr Townsend's inquest it would explore whether there were…