A Manchester Arena bombing survivor who lost his partner in the attack says he felt abandoned by the lack of emotional support after the incident. Paul Price, 55, was waiting with his partner Elaine McIver, 43, for his daughter Gabrielle, then 13, and her friend to come out of the Ariana Grande concert.
But suicide bomber Salman Abedi, 22, detonated his home-made bomb and killed 22 people, including Elaine, on May 22, 2017. She died instantly after suffering injuries to her chest.
Paul sustained several injuries in the attack, including severe burns, broken bones, loss of hearing and embedded shrapnel, which remain in his groin, pelvis and back. He spent just over eight months in hospital and has had around 55 different operations since the bombing and will have to have more in the future. On the sixth anniversary of the attack, Paul has said that it was a nightmare when he was trying to come to terms with his new life.
