Homeless man who was hailed as a ‘hero’ after Ariana Grande concert attack admits he stole from wounded victims
Chris Parker claimed he was begging outside the concert when the bomb went off, and he rushed to aid victims - but he stole from a dying 14-year-old girl
A homeless man who was hailed as a hero for apparently rushing to help victims of an Islamic State bombing at an Ariana Grande concert last year has admitted to stealing from a woman while her granddaughter was dying.
CCTV footage played in court showed Chris Parker wandering between victims bleeding on the floor after 22 people were killed in the bombing outside a pop concert in the northern English city of Manchester.
Parker, 33, was seen in the footage taking a purse from the handbag of Pauline Healey, whose 14-year-old granddaughter lay dying nearby.
He later used her bank card at a local McDonald’s, the court heard.
Parker was interviewed by British media in the aftermath of the attack carried out by Salman Abedi, saying he had been begging outside the concert arena when the bomb went off.
It was then, he boasted, that he ran into danger to help the injured.
