Manchester Arena families in ‘disbelief’ bomber was able to attack officers

The families of five people murdered by Hashem Abedi in the Manchester Arena bombing have told the justice secretary of their “absolute disbelief” that he was allowed to attack prison officers in HMP Frankland.
Despite being held in a high-security unit, Abedi, 28, attacked three prison officers on Saturday with improvised blades and hot cooking oil.
In a letter seen by the BBC, the families say Abedi “should not have access to anything that he can weaponise” and urged the government to ensure he “cannot be allowed to hurt anyone else”.
Abedi was jailed for life with a minimum 55 years in prison after being convicted of murdering 22 people in the 2017 attack carried out by his brother, Salman.
Since the letter was sent to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday, inmates of separation centres have been barred from using kitchens.

Source: BBC | Language: English