One of the men responsible for the devastating terror attack at the 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, U.K. has today been sentenced for his crimes.
Justice has finally been served.
May 22nd, 2017, was a dark day for the city.
Ariana Grande had just finished her concert at the Manchester Evening News arena...
Twenty-two people were killed in the blast...
The attack shook the world.
Ariana Grande returned to the city on June 4th, just 2 weeks after the attack...
A whole array of famous faces performed at the concert...
The concert raised a staggering $327,000...
But, in the months following the attack, the grief only grew...
And now, over 3 years on, the families and friends of those lost continue to demand justice.
It is believed that the twenty-three-year-old had persuaded close acquaintances to purchase chemicals that could be used to manufacture explosives...
Abedi, pictured below, had traveled to Libya shortly before the bombing...
It's been a long and difficult trial...
The court found Abedi guilty of the murder of the twenty-two people.
The sentencing hearing for Hashem Abedi will get underway at 10:30am here at the Old Bailey in London. In March, A… https://t.co/tQOcx3D40A— Daniel De Simone (@Daniel De Simone)1597826466.0
Abedi is to serve a life sentence.
BREAKING - Hashem Abedi has been jailed for at least 55 years for the murder of 22 people in the Manchester Arena s… https://t.co/u8VPz2gtSt— Mark White (@Mark White)1597924067.0
Abedi himself wasn't present for the sentencing...
The court heard that Abedi is present in the building, but has "refused to come into the court room”. The judge a… https://t.co/48SAZaLmZC— Daniel De Simone (@Daniel De Simone)1597832402.0
But, regardless of whether he could face his victims or not...
The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Ian Hopkins, said on the sentencing:
He acknowledged that nothing will ever end the pain of those lost in the attack.
But he hopes the sentencing can bring a new era for the families and friends of those killed in the attack, and the survivors.
#WATCH | “My thoughts and all of us at GMP are very much with the families of the 22 precious souls that were murde… https://t.co/O3AaQRXN4Z— Greater Manchester Police (@Greater Manchester Police)1597925113.0