Manchester victims’ stories: Jane Tweddle-Taylor remembered as ‘irreplaceable’
THE daughter of a woman killed in the Manchester suicide bombing had to be notified on the other side of the world, as she was travelling in Australia.
THE daughter of a woman killed in the Manchester terror attack was travelling in Australia when the atrocity occurred, it has been revealed.
School receptionist Jane Tweddle-Taylor, 51, has been named as among the 22 people who died in Monday night’s bombing.
She was a mother of three daughters.
Mark Taylor told The Guardian that his wife was waiting for her friend’s daughter when the bomb went off.
“One of the biggest challenges we’ve had is one of my daughters was away travelling in Australia, so we were trying to pick a time to notify her,” he told the UK paper.
“Some of the counsellors arranged flights for her and her friend to come back, without a second thought.”
Jane Bailey, the principal of South Shore Academy where Mrs Tweddle-Taylor worked, said she was “irreplaceable, much loved and will never be forgotten”.
“We are devastated at this sad news,” the principal said in a statement.
“Jane was a truly wonderful friend and colleague to all of us at South Shore Academy. As our receptionist, she was in many ways, the public face of the school and she represented us amazingly in this role.
“We have received numerous messages of condolences from parents, students, community members and colleagues across Blackpool for which we are very grateful. All of them say the same things about our lovely Jane … bubbly, kind, welcoming, funny, generous … the list goes on.”
Twenty-two people were killed when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated an improvised explosive at the end of Ariana Grande’s concert at Manchester Arena on Monday night.
Police have also confirmed that an off-duty female police officer is among the dead. She has not been named.
ANOTHER YOUNG LIFE CUT SHORT
Another teenager has been confirmed to have died in the terror attack, Sorrell Leczkowski, 14, of Leeds.
She died in hospital with her mother and grandmother by her side, the Manchester Evening News reported.
“Fourteen and not even lived your life yet. You’ll be sadly missed by us all,” a friend \, Mark Burton, wrote on Facebook.
‘FAMILY WAS HER LIFE’
The family of Michelle Kiss is “devastated” after learning of her death following Monday’s terror attack.
She was a loving wife to Tony and mother to Dylan, Elliot and Millie, her family said in a statement.
“Family was her life and we are all obviously devastated by her loss. She has been taken away from us, and all that love her, in the most traumatic way imaginable,” they said.
“We hope to draw from the courage and strength she showed in her life to get through this extremely difficult time.”
‘VERY POPULAR GIRL’ AMONG DEAD
A 14-year-old schoolgirl has been confirmed among the 22 dead from the Manchester terror attack.
Nell Jones was described by her teacher as “a very popular girl, always smiling, always positive”.
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School principal Denis Oliver said in a statement her fellow students were devastated by the news.
“It feels like they have lost a sister not a classmate,” teacher David Wheeler said.
Nell died at the scene of the bombing on Monday night.
VICTIM LEFT SEAT RIGHT BEFORE BOMBING
In a series of chilling tweets, a woman wrote that her friend Martyn Hett was missing after attending the Ariana Grande concert.
“Everyone else is home safe. Martyn got lost,” she wrote.
“Called everyone I can think of.”
The young woman said she was “frantic” and “out of my mind”. She said police had been informed but “obviously are swamped with calls.”
About 20 minutes before the explosion at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, Martyn, from Stockport, left his seat and went to the bar.
“That’s the last time anyone saw him,” his friend said.
In a tragic twist of events, Martyn, 29, has been named another victim.
His boyfriend Russell Hayward posted on Twitter “we got news last night that our wonderful iconic and beautiful Martyn didn’t survive”.
“He left this world exactly how he lived, centre of attention,” Mr Hayward said.
“I’m in a really bad way.’
my brother @martynhett was at the #manchester arena last night and hasn't checked in. if anyone has seen him in any way *please* contact me pic.twitter.com/Gu5w7cjyF0
— Dan Hett (@danhett) May 23, 2017
My friend @martynhett on the right was at the Ariana concert and hasn't been in touch. Please has anyone seen him? pic.twitter.com/NUKk8wmGxM
— Christina (@ChristinaP89) May 22, 2017
The young PR manager had hundreds of friends – and thousands of loving fans online, after a series of appearances on TV, The Independent reports.
In 2016, one of Mr Hett’s tweets went viral after he shared a pic of his mum’s stall at a craft fair.
“She hadn’t sold anything, he told the world, and his heart was breaking for her,” the paper wrote.
My mum has set up her own stall at a craft fair and has messaged me to say she hasn't sold anything yet and my heart is breaking pic.twitter.com/cdzHn77pM5
— Martyn (@martynhett) November 26, 2016
Polish couple Angelika and Marcin Klis have also been confirmed dead after their heartbroken daughter launched a desperate appeal to find them.
The couple, who had been living in York in England, was waiting to pick up their daughters from the Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester arena.
After the horrific bomb blast, their daughter Alex, a York College student posted a photo of the couple taken before the concert on Facebook and wrote: “Anyone who is in any safe place or hospital in Manchester, if anyone comes across my parents please please let me know as they’ve been missing ever since the attack.
“This is a picture taken tonight so this is exactly what they were wearing.”
Olivia Campbell, 15, who became the face of the missing person search when her family mounted a campaign to find her, has been confirmed dead.
Her mother Charlotte Campbell posted an emotional message on Facebook after her daughter was named as one of the victims in the attack by suicide bomber Salman Abedi that left at least 22 dead and 59 injured.
“RIP my darling precious gorgeous girl Olivia Campbell taken far far to soon go sing with the angels and keep smiling mummy loves you so much,” she wrote.
Ms Campbell, from Bury in Greater Manchester, had shared her agony at not knowing what has happened to her daughter, telling CNN she last spoke to her daughter at around 8.30pm on Monday night local time.
“It’s the most horriblest feeling ever,” sobbed Ms Campbell. “To know your daughter’s there and you can’t find her, you don’t know if she’s dead or alive ... And I don’t know how people can do this to innocent children.”
She said her daughter had been looking forward to seeing one of her favourite artists and had bought new clothes for the concert. “It’s ended in absolute carnage,” said her mother.
As the UK woke to the news on Tuesday, Ms Campbell told BBC Radio 4’s Today program Olivia had just seen the support act when she spoke to her mother and thanked her for letting her go to the concert. “She was with her friend, Adam. Adam was found about half an hour ago — he’s in hospital — but Olivia’s not been found yet,” her mother said.
“I’m at home phoning everybody: hospitals, police, the centres that the children have been put in. Her dad’s actually in Manchester looking for her.”
A brave aunt who reportedly shielded her niece from the blast at Manchester Arena has also been confirmed among the dead.
Kelly Brewster, 32, was at the Ariana Grande concert with her sister Claire Booth and niece Hollie, 11, who are both in hospital with serious injuries.
Family member Sheila Brewster said: “It is with a heavy broken heart I send this message. Kelly has been found.”
Ms Brewster, from Sheffield, is believed to have shielded her sister and niece with her body as they walked out of the venue. Her uncle Paul Dryhurst told ITV News she was walking behind the other two, and after the impact Ms Booth ran to her daughter before turning around and realising her sister had vanished.
Claire is thought to have broken her jaw while Hollie has broken both legs.
Ms Brewster’s friend Payton Williams, who had been trying to get the word out on Facebook, confirmed “she is no longer with us.”
She added: “Heaven has gained another angel Kelly you were a hero right down to your last moments ... one day we will meet again and you’ll have many a story to tell me over a few drinks. For now sleep tight beautiful princess.”
The little girl’s grandmother Tracy Booth posted on Facebook that she would give up her own legs for Hollie if she could. “I love all my kids and love my grandkids with every breath I take,” she wrote.
Ms Brewster’s boyfriend Ian Winslow posted a heartbreaking Facebook post, saying he and his daughter were “absolutely devastated.”
Meanwhile, the mother of an eight-year-old girl who was killed in the Manchester terror attack reportedly has no idea her daughter is dead, as she fights for her own life in hospital.
Saffie Rose Roussos, of Leyland, near Preston, has been confirmed dead after attending the event with her mother Lisa Roussos and sister Ashlee Bromwich, who is aged in her 20s.
Both of her family members were injured in the terror attack and are being treated at separate hospitals. A neighbour and family friend told The Sun Ms Roussos is currently in a coma and doesn’t know about her daughter’s fate.
Chris Upton, head teacher at the Tarleton Community Primary School, described Saffie as “a beautiful little girl in every sense of the word”.
“She was loved by everyone and her warmth and kindness will be remembered fondly. Saffie was quiet and unassuming with a creative flair,” he said.
“The thought that anyone could go out to a concert and not come home is heartbreaking.”
“She was loved by everyone and her warmth and kindness will be remembered fondly.
“Saffie was quiet and unassuming with a creative flair.
“The thought that anyone could go out to a concert and not come home is heartbreaking.”
Saffie was unable to be found after an explosion tore through Manchester Arena in the UK on Monday night, killing 22 and injuring a further 59 concertgoers.
Family friends called the police crisis phone number, hotels and mustering points for the injured searching for Saffie.
They also posted an appeal on Facebook in a desperate bid to find her.
Friends Alison Howe, 44, and Lisa Lees, 43, were confirmed dead today after they went missing last night while picking up their children from the concert. Alison’s son Jordan posted on Facebook: “They took a caring beautiful mum and stepmother away from us all she was amazing to us all x love you loads Alison Howe xx.”
He and Alison’s daughter Sasha had put out missing notices for the women on social media.
The Guardian reports Alison and Lisa were waiting for their 15-year-old daughters in the foyer of the Manchester Area. It has been reported their daughters are safe.
Lisa’s brother Lee Hunter wrote on Facebook “for those who don’t know, Lisa is gone but never, ever forgotten. I love you Lisa. I’ll miss you so much”.
Megan Hurley, from Liverpool, was also pronounced dead. A fundraising page was set up in the schoolgirl’s named to raise funds for her family to hold a funeral for her.
“We’re raising £3000 to help fund a beautiful send off for Megan who was taken far too early due to the awful attacks,” the Justgiving page said.
“Let’s help Megan Hurley’s family as much as possible guys this is an awful time for the whole country but we can do our bit for our own!!!”
Tributes have also flooded in for John Atkinson, 26, and Georgina Callander, 18, who have also been named among the 22 people killed in the terror attack.
The first victim named was Ms Callander, who died in hospital after the blast.
In a heartbreaking final tweet, she wrote of her excitement to see Grande live in concert.
In response to an Instagram post Grande shared on Twitter, Georgina commented “SO EXCITED TO SEE U TOMORROW”.
Bury student John Atkinson, 26, was described by friends as a “beautiful soul” in Facebook tributes. Mr Atkinson, who studied health and social care at Bury College, was “one in a million and loved by so many,” wrote Hayley Turk, who organised an online fund for his family.
“A true gentleman,” she added.
“Thinking of all the Atkinsons at this very sad time John Atkinson you turned into an amazing young man so kind and thoughtful you will be missed by everyone,” wrote Tracey Crolla.
A Manchester dance studio where Mr Atkinson took classes described him as “an amazingly happy gentle person, ” and “a true friend” in a Facebook post. Nayomie Louize, who said the pair had been friends for 14 years, arranged a gathering to pay tribute to Mr. Atkinson, suggesting that people bring balloons, lanterns and candles. “You were the best of the best!” she wrote on Facebook. “I’m going to miss your beautiful face!”
Justgiving fundraising pages have been set up for both Ms Callander and Mr Atkinson as well as another for all the Manchester victims.
Meanwhile, the attacker has been named by British police as Salman Abedi, a university dropout who may have made secret trips to Syria to train for the attack.
The 23-year-old, who was born in Manchester, detonated a homemade bomb and died inside Manchester Arena at the end of Grande’s performance on Monday night.
— with wires
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