The brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has refused to appear in court to be sentenced for mass murder. Hashem Abedi, 23, was brought to the Old Bailey from prison but has refused to leave cells. The judge admitted he was powerless to force the killer to appear. “I have no power to direct that force be used to compel him to come into court.”The court will hear victim impact statements from families and survivors throughout the day. He helped his older brother, Salman, to design and build the nail bomb that killed 22 men, women and children, aged eight to 52, after an

Source: The Times August 19, 2020 11:03 UTC