Manchester Arena inquiry LIVE updates – evidence from medics and police chiefs

Senior police chiefs and medics are due to give evidence at the Manchester Arena public inquiry into the 2017 bombing atrocity today.

Assistant Chief Constable Iain Raphael, Director for Operational Standards for the College of Policing, is due to give evidence, alongside Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Wasim Chaudhry, from Greater Manchester Police.

It’s expected they will address issues surrounding first aid training within police forces, together with other relevant topics.

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First, pre-hospital care doctors Lieutenant Colonel Claire Park and Dr Gareth Davies will finish their evidence from Monday.

The public inquiry is also expected to hear further evidence on the so-called ‘care gap’ after terrorist attacks or major incidents.

It’s described as the ‘inevitable’ gap or delay in first responders treating the injured after a mass casualty incident like the Arena atrocity.

Recommendations made by the inquiry chairman, Sir John Saunders, in his first report are also expected to be addressed.

The Arena attack claimed 22 lives and injured hundreds more people.

Suicide bomber Salman Abedi, 22, detonated a device in a backpack at 10.31pm on May 22, 2017, as concert-goers were leaving an Ariana Grande gig at the venue.

Abedi’s brother, Hashem Abedi, now 24, is serving a minimum of 55 years behind bars for his role in helping his sibling prepare for the attack.

We’ll be bringing you the latest updates from court below.

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