Man who bombed Manchester Arena in 2017, guilty of murder
Hashem Abedi, brother of man who allegedly bombed Manchester Arena in 2017 has been found guilty of murder.
Recall that a suicide bomber killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.
Today (March 17), his brother has been convicted of 22 counts of murder for helping plan and carry out the attack, outlets are reporting.
Before his brother detonated the device, murdered spectators as they filed out of Manchester Arena after Grande’s show concluded, the pair had chemicals delivered to one address, assembled the bomb in another, and used a third to finalize their creation, according to Manchester police.
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Abedi had pleaded not guilty to all 24 counts — including one count of attempted murder and one count of conspiracy to cause an explosion — but as The New York Times reports, he did not testify or offer any evidence during the six-week trial. Eventually, he stopped showing up to court altogether, and he was not present to hear his verdict.
