Overview

• GP Richard Stones testified he performed CPR, shouted for help that did not come, and described the pre-hospital care as a shambles.
• Stones said first paramedics arrived with a defibrillator but no oxygen, two shocks were delivered, then the device’s battery ran flat.
• Lambda Medical director Lewis Wright rejected claims of chaos, telling the court the response was almost textbook under difficult conditions with clear leadership.
• A key timeline remains contested, with Stones estimating around 10 minutes for the first paramedics versus a suggestion from Sheffield Wednesday’s counsel of about four minutes.
• Townsend was moved to the Leppings Lane concourse where Stones said he was told to step back, while Wright acknowledged switching to an ambulance defibrillator and described a Yorkshire Ambulance Service crew arriving so there were effectively two teams on the same arrest; the inquest continues.