Blast victim’s life ‘was not practice exercise’

The father of the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena bombing has told the public inquiry that lessons“should have been already been learnt and in place” after the 7/7 and 9/11 terror attacks.

Andrew Roussos said the life of his eight-year-old daughter Saffie-rose was “not a practice exercise” for the security services and emergency services as he yesterday told inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders: “Enough is enough, sir.” He spoke out after family and friends delivered emotional tributes to the youngster, which culminated with her anguished mother Lisa telling of the moment she woke from a coma to be told Saffie had died in the explosion in May 2017.

Mrs Roussos had accompanied her daughter to the arena to watch Saffie’s idol Ariane Grande perform.