Mother of girl pictured being comforted by police officer in Manchester terror attack was killed in suicide blast
Michelle Kiss was tragically killed in the bombing on Monday night - her daughter was pictured safe outside the arena in the care of a female officer
THE young girl pictured in the arms of a police officer in the hours after the Manchester bombing lost her mother to the blast, it has been revealed.
Michelle Kiss was tragically killed in the bombing on Monday night - her daughter was pictured safe outside the arena in the care of a female officer.
Michelle's niece confirmed the heartbreaking news on Facebook this morning after she went to the Ariana Grande concert with her young daughters.
The mum from Blackburn posted a picture of her daughters ready for the concert just hours before the tragedy.
She said: "Excited girlies ready to watch Ariana."
Her niece, Laura Murray, confirmed the news on Facebook, saying: "She has passed thank you for sharing."
Michelle's young daughter was pictured at the scene being looked after by police officers.
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Laura later responded to questions about Michelle's death: "It's true thankyou everyone for your help we are all heartbroken".
Michelle's family issued a statement today: "Michelle Kiss was a loving wife to Tony, mother to Dylan, Elliot and Millie, as well as daughter to Mick and Christine and sister to Nichola.
"She tragically died during the horrible event that occurred on Monday night.
"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.
"We hope to draw from the courage and strength she showed in her life to get through this extremely difficult time."
There are now 22 victims of the attack and 64 people injured, with some in critical conditions.
Terrorist Salman Abedi, 22, was unmasked as the attacker as Theresa May yesterday raised the UK threat level to “critical” for the first time in 10 years and said she may deploy armed soldiers on the streets because another terror attack could be “imminent”.
His 23-year-old brother Ismail was arrested yesterday and quizzed by cops.
Witnesses told of seeing shards of metal tearing into concert-goers in the foyer area of the world-famous concert venue – leaving dozens lying in pools of blood.
Last night's incident in Manchester was the worst terror attack in the UK in more than ten years, when 56 people were killed when suicide bombers targeted the London transport network in June 2005.
