Manchester Arena inquiry: Mum noticed ‘odd’ bomber before blast

(BBC) 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.

She said she had thought Salman Abedi “looked odd” prior to the bombing.

The inquiry also heard from Dr Darah Burke, who spoke about the shrapnel injuries his family all suffered.

Dr Burke had been crossing the foyer with his wife and daughter when Abedi detonated his bomb.

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