The family of Manchester Arena bombing victim John Atkinson have said he was “totally failed at every stage” as a report found he would have survived but for inadequacies in the emergency response. In a statement released after the inquiry report’s publication on Thursday, Mr Atkinson’s family said he must have known he was dying, adding: “This should simply never have been allowed to happen.”
Mr Atkinson’s family said: “Today, the inquiry has answered our questions about John’s death. It is now clear beyond any doubt that on the night of the bombing John was totally failed at every stage, both by the private medical providers at the Arena – ETUK and the emergency services.
“It is crystal clear that due to those failings, John died from injuries that he could and should have survived. As the report says, timely medical treatment to stop or slow John’s catastrophic bleeding and get him to hospital would have saved him.”
