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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent

Manchester bomb survivor: jail attack represents ‘catastrophic failure of duty’

Martin Hibbert speaking at a press conference last year.
In his letter, Martin Hibbert said: ‘Right now, it feels like you’ve forgotten us.’ Photograph: James Manning/PA Media

A survivor of the Manchester Arena bombing has said that the alleged assault on prison officers by one of the brothers behind the 2017 terrorist attack signified a “catastrophic failure of duty” to protect prison staff.

Hashem Abedi, who helped his suicide bomber brother, Salman Abedi, to plan the attack at an Ariana Grande concert, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 55 years after being convicted of the murder of 22 people, as well as attempted murder, and conspiracy to cause an explosion likely to endanger life.

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