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| Manchester Arena attack 'hero' jailed for theft | Manchester Arena attack 'hero' jailed for theft |
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| A homeless man who stole from victims of the Manchester Arena bomb attack victims has been jailed. | |
| Chris Parker, 33, was initially hailed as a hero after claiming he helped the injured, but CCTV showed him in the arena foyer, stealing from victims. | |
| He had previously admitted stealing a purse and a mobile phone from two victims at Manchester Crown Court. | |
| Jailing him for four years and three months, a judge told Parker he was "not the hero you pretended to be". | |
| Judge David Hernandez added: "You were just a common thief. | |
| "You stole from people who were seriously injured at a time when others were either dead or dying. | |
| "It is hard to contemplate a more reprehensible set of circumstances." | |
| Salman Abedi detonated a homemade bomb at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on 22 May, killing 22 people and injuring many more. | |
| CCTV footage played in court showed Parker leaning over injured survivor Pauline Healey and taking her handbag to steal her purse, as her teenage granddaughter lay dying nearby. | |
| He also stole a mobile phone from another teenager, and the footage showed paramedics and police trying to resuscitate victims nearby as he did so. | |
| Hours later, Parker was using Mrs Healey's bank card at a local McDonald's restaurant. | |
| The judge told Parker he will serve half his sentence in custody before release on license. | |
| He also banned him from Manchester city centre for 10 years. |