Manchester Arena bombing victims win case over conspiracy theorist who harassed them

Two survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing person won a High Court lawsuit against a antheral who harassed them with claims the onslaught was staged.

Martin Hibbert and his girl Eve suffered life-changing injuries successful the violent onslaught that killed 22 radical and injured hundreds arsenic they near an Ariana Grande performance successful 2017.

But erstwhile tv shaper Richard Hall claimed determination was nary weaponry astatine all, adjacent filming Miss Hibbert extracurricular her location to marque his claim.

The Hibberts sued Mr Hall for harassment and information extortion implicit the claims helium made successful respective videos and a book.

Mr Hall said his actions were successful the nationalist involvement arsenic a journalist, telling the court: ‘The superior grounds shows determination was nary weaponry successful that country that exploded.’

Ruling successful the Hibberts’ favour connected the harassment claim, Mrs Justice Steyn said determination was ‘powerful grounds that Mr Hall’s people of behaviour caused Mr Hibbert to endure alarm, distress and anxiety’.

She said she would not determine the information extortion assertion astatine this stage.

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