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| 7/7 inquests: Bus bomb 'preventable' - victim's mother | 7/7 inquests: Bus bomb 'preventable' - victim's mother |
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| The mother of a man blown up on a bus in London on 7 July 2005 has described the terrorist attack as "preventable". | The mother of a man blown up on a bus in London on 7 July 2005 has described the terrorist attack as "preventable". |
| Marie Fatayi-Williams told the 7/7 inquest her son Anthony's death was "totally unnecessary", suggesting authorities could have foreseen it. | |
| She also criticised police delays in telling her of his death and said her pain was "too deep for tears". | |
| Her son, from Hendon, north London, was one of 13 killed when Hasib Hussain blew himself up in Tavistock Square. | |
| Mrs Fatayi-Williams said: "Anthony's life was cut short in a needless, totally unnecessary and preventable attack on London. | |
| "His family continues to miss him sorely, even after these five years. We, his parents, continue to wonder if his death could have been prevented, or even the attacks foreseen by the relevant authorities." | "His family continues to miss him sorely, even after these five years. We, his parents, continue to wonder if his death could have been prevented, or even the attacks foreseen by the relevant authorities." |
| The inquests into the deaths of 52 people have previously heard evidence from passengers on Tube trains which were targeted by three other suicide bombers. | The inquests into the deaths of 52 people have previously heard evidence from passengers on Tube trains which were targeted by three other suicide bombers. |
| 'Yawning vacuum' | |
| Mr Fatayi-Williams, 26, was educated in Nigeria, France and the UK before joining multinational engineering firm Amec as an oil executive. | |
| On the day of the attacks, his journey to Old Street in central London was disrupted by the chaos caused by the earlier bombings. | |
| Witnesses have told how he helped other commuters and pointed confused travellers in the right direction before boarding the number 30 bus. | |
| His mother said he was fit and would have walked had he known bombs had gone off. | |
| On 11 July - four days after the attack - his family held a press conference appealing for information about their son because they had heard nothing about him, the inquest heard. | |
| It was only the next day police confirmed his death. | |
| Mrs Fatayi-Williams said: "Up until this time, the relevant authorities had not confirmed to the family that they had Anthony's body for over five days." | |
| The co-ordinated attacks hit the transport system as the morning rush hour drew to a close, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770. | The co-ordinated attacks hit the transport system as the morning rush hour drew to a close, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770. |
| The first three were on Underground trains just outside Liverpool Street and Edgware Road stations, and on one travelling between King's Cross and Russell Square. | |
| Earlier, Mrs Fatayi-Williams told the inquest: "Anthony always said to me, 'Mummy, do not worry about anything, just watch and see how well I will take care of you'. | |
| "I in turn looked forward to caring for Anthony's children, my grandchildren. But alas his death has left a yawning vacuum in our lives and a sustained pain too strong for words and too deep for tears." |