Manchester attack: Homeless 'hero' in court over alleged thefts from victims

A homeless man who was hailed a hero after the Manchester terror attack has appeared in court charged with stealing from two of the victims.

Chris Parker, who was at Manchester Arena as suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a shrapnel-laden bomb, faces two counts of theft.

The 33-year-old, who gave his address as Woodlands Road, Crumpsall, is alleged to have stolen a purse and its contents belonging to Pauline Healey.

Her granddaughter, 14-year-old Sorrell Leczkowski, from Leeds, was killed in the attack.

He is also said to have taken the mobile phone of another teenage girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons.

Parker entered formal not guilty pleas to the two charges.

He was remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at Manchester Crown Court on 13 September.

As Parker was led from the dock after the short hearing, he said: "I have done nothing. Absolutely nothing."