Manchester Arena Inquiry: Mum noticed 'odd' bomber before blast

A mother who saw the Manchester Arena bomber minutes before he detonated his device has told the inquiry into the attack about "desperately" searching for her child in the resulting "chaos".

Sarah Nellist told the Manchester Arena Inquiry she was near the box office in the foyer when the blast happened.The inquiry also heard from Dr Darah Burke, who spoke about the shrapnel injuries his family all suffered.Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds more were injured in the attack on 22 May 2017.Ms Nellist, who was injured and knocked to the ground by the force of the blast, told the inquiry she spotted the bomber dressed all in black.

The mother, from North Wales, said he was carrying a large rucksack waiting near her as thousands of "excited young girls" began streaming out of the arena doors following an Ariana Grande concert. "I thought maybe he was there for a sister and he did not want to be there," she said, adding that she then saw him detonate the bomb "in the corner of my eye".The public inquiry into the bombing has been hearing evidence about the emergency response"A high-pitched sound [which] I have never experienced anything like before and the heat was just unbelievable," she said."I ran to the concourse, desperately trying to search for my daughter and niece.

"[My wife] Ann was standing up, but not straight [and my 10-year-old daughter] Catherine was on the floor.

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