I had a few nervous minutes last night waiting for my son to answer his phone, he lives and works in Manchester and would have been in the area at the time but for the offer of a lift home from work . His friend was at the arena, she left minutes before the end to avoid the crowds and traffic, it was a total stroke of luck she was not involved, she was just leaving when it happened, she had run out of the building just before the foyer device detonated.
I have never been so relieved to hear my son's voice on the phone. If he hadn't been working the late shift and she didn't have to drive back to Liverpool for Uni the next day he would probably have been waiting to meet her after the show.
My heart goes out to everyone who was involved or has lost a family member or child.
I have no words to describe the hatred I have for the sorry excuse of a human being who could carry out this kind of atrocity.
