Chris Parker, hailed for helping after Arena attack, is alleged to have stolen credit card from woman as she lay injuredA homeless man hailed as a hero after helping in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing has been charged with stealing the credit card of one of the victims. Chris Parker, 33, was arrested and charged with stealing the card from Pauline Healey as she lay injured following the attack at the Ariana Grande concert. A Greater Manchester police statement said Parker, of no fixed abode, had been charged with two counts of theft and remanded to appear at Manchester and Salford magistrates court on Wednesday. Healey was left in a coma for several days and had to have surgery to remove shrapnel from the bomb. The day after the bombing, Parker gave an interview to the Press Association saying he was in the foyer area of the arena at the time of the blast.

Source: The Guardian August 15, 2017 18:53 UTC