Manchester blast: Man charged with bank card theft at arena
A man has been charged with stealing a bank card from Manchester Arena on the night of the terror attack.
Greater Manchester Police said Chris Parker, 33, of no fixed abode, had been charged with two counts of theft relating to a bank card being stolen from the arena on the evening of May 22.
A man has been charged in connection with the theft of a bank card from the Manchester Arena. https://t.co/vDhKqZO0cL
— G M Police (@gmpolice) August 15, 2017
Twenty-two people died when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a device as crowds left an Ariana Grande concert at the arena that night.
Parker was remanded in custody to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
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