Manchester Arena attack survivors sue conspiracy theorist

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Manchester Arena attack survivors sue conspiracy theorist

A father and daughter, who were seriously injured in the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017, are suing a conspiracy theorist who claims the attack was faked. Martin and Eve Hibbert are taking legal action against Richard Hall for harassment, misuse of private information, and data protection infringement. Mr. Hibbert was left paralysed from the waist down while his daughter suffered a serious brain injury in the blast that killed 22 people.

The pair’s legal team argued for a summary judgement for certain aspects of the claims against Mr. Hall. The conspiracy theorist disputes that the attack was a terrorist attack, that it involved any kind of explosive device, and claims that many of those purporting to be victims, including the claimants, are ‘crisis actors’ who were not involved in the attack.

Jonathan Price, representing the Hibberts, told the court that Mr. Hall claimed to have found inconsistencies in Mr. Hibbert’s accounts of the attack. However, he argued that these inconsistencies didn’t raise anything beyond “a fanciful case that this bombing did not happen.” Mr. Price also said that the medical reports submitted provided evidence of Martin Hibbert’s medical condition by his spinal injuries consultant who prepared a “very detailed” report.

Mr. Hall, representing himself, argued that there is no “first-hand tangible evidence” to prove that the Hibberts were at the arena or were hurt as a result of the blast. He referred to people pictured lying on the ground near the arena as having “agreed to take part in an exercise” and argued that the public inquiry into the attacks didn’t show any CCTV of the claimants being present. Judge Richard Davison will provide a written decision on the case at a later date

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