Daughters’ tribute to ‘ warrior mum’ who died in blast
A SCHOOL receptionist killed in the Manchester Arena bombing “treated everyone with kindness, decency and respect” and was “the perfect listener”.
The three daughters of Jane Tweddle, 51, paid tribute to “our warrior mum” at the public inquiry into the May 2017 terror attack that killed 22 people at the end of an Ariana Grande concert.
The hearing was told Ms Tweddle was “so proud” of how her girls had grown up and the life values she taught them.
Isabelle, Harriet and Lily attended in person at Manchester Magistrates’ Court as their pen portrait of their mother and tributes from other family members and friends were read by their lawyer.
They said: “You always knew how to brighten someone’s day and make them feel loved. You treated everyone with kindness, decency and respect.
“You rarely got mad and when you did you probably had a damn good reason. Our warrior mum, teaching us to be kind and to always stick together.”
Ms Tweddle, originally from Hartlepool, worked at South Shore Academy in Blackpool, where she was “cherished and trusted” and “made for the job”.
The inquiry was told: “Familiar, friendly and full of life, you were the first person the students would see when they walked through the door in the morning.”
Her mother, Margaret Tweddle, said: “What happened in Manchester that night was evil and we won’t let evil win. Jane would not want that.”
Another victim, Olivia CampbellHardy, 15, from Bury, Greater Manchester, died in the blast after she got a tram into the city with her friend to watch the concert.
The teenager was due to be picked up at Bury tram station later by her friend’s parents.
Her father, Andrew Hardy, said: “She did not return that evening and this will stay with me forever.”
Among those killed were Sorrell Leczkowski, 14, from Adel, Leeds, Courtney Boyle, 19, a Leeds Beckett University student from Gateshead, Kelly Brewster, 32, from Sheffield, Wendy Fawell, 50, from Otley, and Angelika and Marcin Klis, a couple from York.
The hearing continues.