Angel Woman led 50 girls to safety

Paula Robinson, 48, was hailed as “The Angel of Manchester” after helping dozens of terrified children to safety after the attack.

Mrs Robinson,

left, had not been at the concert, but was walking out of Victoria station with her husband when traumatised youngsters began pouring from the venue.

She gathered a about 50 girls and led them to safety at a nearby Premier Inn before sharing her number on social media to let parents know that the girls were safe.

The couple stayed with the youngsters until all had been collected.

“Parents were frantic running about trying to get to their children,” she told Reuters.

Mrs Robinson wrote on Facebook: “We have got about 50 kids with us waiting to be picked up, they are safe, we will look after them. We have taken as many kids as we can, we will keep them safe and stay with them.”

One comment on social media, by Joe Brennan, read: “Get her a cuppa, a hug and a knighthood.” Others hailed her as a “shining light in the darkness”.