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Homeless Manchester bombing ’hero’ admits stealing from victims
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January 3, 2018
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January 3, 2018 11:48 AM EST
In this file photo dated Sept.12, 2017, taken from video showing homeless man Chris Parker, who was characterized as a hero after the Manchester Arena bombing. (PA FILE via AP)PA FILE / AP
LONDON — A homeless man characterized as a hero after the Manchester Arena bombing has admitted stealing from victims of last year’s extremist attack.
Closed-circuit TV footage played in court showed 33-year-old Chris Parker stealing a purse and mobile phone from victims of the May attack that claimed 22 lives.
He pleaded guilty Wednesday at Manchester Crown Court to theft and fraud.
Judge David Hernandez ordered Parker held in custody until a Jan. 30 sentencing date. He said a prison term is “most likely.”
Parker received global attention after he claimed to have helped comfort a number of injured and dying victims after suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert.
Prosecutors said Parker provided “limited assistance” to victims but also robbed some.
Homeless Manchester attack 'hero' pleads guilty to theft | Daily Mail Online
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Associated Press
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Published:
January 3, 2018
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January 3, 2018 11:48 AM EST
In this file photo dated Sept.12, 2017, taken from video showing homeless man Chris Parker, who was characterized as a hero after the Manchester Arena bombing. (PA FILE via AP)PA FILE / AP
LONDON — A homeless man characterized as a hero after the Manchester Arena bombing has admitted stealing from victims of last year’s extremist attack.
Closed-circuit TV footage played in court showed 33-year-old Chris Parker stealing a purse and mobile phone from victims of the May attack that claimed 22 lives.
He pleaded guilty Wednesday at Manchester Crown Court to theft and fraud.
Judge David Hernandez ordered Parker held in custody until a Jan. 30 sentencing date. He said a prison term is “most likely.”
Parker received global attention after he claimed to have helped comfort a number of injured and dying victims after suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert.
Prosecutors said Parker provided “limited assistance” to victims but also robbed some.
Homeless Manchester attack 'hero' pleads guilty to theft | Daily Mail Online
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Homeless Manchester concert bombing 'hero' sentenced for stealing from victims
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Published:
January 30, 2018
Updated:
January 30, 2018 11:44 AM EST
Chris Parker. (File Photo)
LONDON — A British judge handed a prison sentence Tuesday to a homeless man who admitted stealing from victims of the Manchester Arena bombing while pretending to help them.
Chris Parker, 33, received worldwide acclaim when he said he helped comfort people who were injured or dying after the suicide attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert. Twenty-two people were killed in the May 22 bombing.
You were not the hero you pretended to be, you were just a common thief.
Judge David Hernandez
Closed-circuit TV footage showing Parker stealing a purse and a mobile phone from victims ended his status as a homeless hero. He admitted to theft and fraud charges.
Before the footage got out, some 50,000 pounds ($87,000) was raised to help Parker. The money will be returned.
In sentencing Parker to a prison term of four years and three months, Judge David Hernandez said it was hard to imagine a “more reprehensible set of circumstances.”
“You were not the hero you pretended to be, you were just a common thief,” Hernandez said.
Homeless Manchester bombing ‘hero’ admits stealing from victims
Prosecutor Louise Brandon described what happened after Parker picked up the phone that belonged to a teenager who was holding it when the bomb went off.
People tried to call the teen, and the phone rang a number of times, Brandon said. At one point, Parker terminated a call with an automatic return text message which read: “Sorry I can’t talk right now.”
The girl’s mother said in a victim impact statement that the 14-year-old, who can’t be named, was upset because she did not have a way to tell friends and family how she was after the attack.
As the tragedy unfolded around him, when the vast majority of those who were in the arena with him were trying to save lives and care for the injured and lost, the defendant was focused on seeking to take advantage of the situation.
Prosecutor Louise Brandon
Parker also admitted stealing a purse from Pauline Healey, who was at the Manchester Arena with her daughter and 14-year old granddaughter. Parker used Healey’s debit card to buy food at McDonald’s, authorities said. Healey’s granddaughter, Sorrell Leczkowski, died.
Prosecutors acknowledged there was some time in the arena in which Parker appeared to be offering comfort. However, Brandon said Parker had other motives.
“As the tragedy unfolded around him, when the vast majority of those who were in the arena with him were trying to save lives and care for the injured and lost, the defendant was focused on seeking to take advantage of the situation,” Brandon said.
Homeless Manchester concert bombing ‘hero’ sentenced for stealing from victims | Toronto Sun
Associated Press
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Published:
January 30, 2018
Updated:
January 30, 2018 11:44 AM EST
Chris Parker. (File Photo)
LONDON — A British judge handed a prison sentence Tuesday to a homeless man who admitted stealing from victims of the Manchester Arena bombing while pretending to help them.
Chris Parker, 33, received worldwide acclaim when he said he helped comfort people who were injured or dying after the suicide attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert. Twenty-two people were killed in the May 22 bombing.
You were not the hero you pretended to be, you were just a common thief.
Judge David Hernandez
Closed-circuit TV footage showing Parker stealing a purse and a mobile phone from victims ended his status as a homeless hero. He admitted to theft and fraud charges.
Before the footage got out, some 50,000 pounds ($87,000) was raised to help Parker. The money will be returned.
In sentencing Parker to a prison term of four years and three months, Judge David Hernandez said it was hard to imagine a “more reprehensible set of circumstances.”
“You were not the hero you pretended to be, you were just a common thief,” Hernandez said.
Homeless Manchester bombing ‘hero’ admits stealing from victims
Prosecutor Louise Brandon described what happened after Parker picked up the phone that belonged to a teenager who was holding it when the bomb went off.
People tried to call the teen, and the phone rang a number of times, Brandon said. At one point, Parker terminated a call with an automatic return text message which read: “Sorry I can’t talk right now.”
The girl’s mother said in a victim impact statement that the 14-year-old, who can’t be named, was upset because she did not have a way to tell friends and family how she was after the attack.
As the tragedy unfolded around him, when the vast majority of those who were in the arena with him were trying to save lives and care for the injured and lost, the defendant was focused on seeking to take advantage of the situation.
Prosecutor Louise Brandon
Parker also admitted stealing a purse from Pauline Healey, who was at the Manchester Arena with her daughter and 14-year old granddaughter. Parker used Healey’s debit card to buy food at McDonald’s, authorities said. Healey’s granddaughter, Sorrell Leczkowski, died.
Prosecutors acknowledged there was some time in the arena in which Parker appeared to be offering comfort. However, Brandon said Parker had other motives.
“As the tragedy unfolded around him, when the vast majority of those who were in the arena with him were trying to save lives and care for the injured and lost, the defendant was focused on seeking to take advantage of the situation,” Brandon said.
Homeless Manchester concert bombing ‘hero’ sentenced for stealing from victims | Toronto Sun
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