A conspiracy theorist who claims the Manchester Arena bombing was staged by government agencies has lost a court appeal.
Mr Hibbert, from in Chorley, Lancashire, 'shielded' his daughter from the blast so he 'took the brunt of it'. He now has a spinal cord injury and is permanently in a wheelchair. His daughter, who also uses a wheelchair, is severely brain damaged and will need support for the rest of her life. In a ruling last month, Mr Hibbert and his daughter were successful in a bid for summary judgment – a legal step to decide parts of the case without a trial – on several parts of the case’s background.
He said it was “fanciful” to suggest that Abedi did not die and “still more fanciful” to argue the bomber was an intelligence asset. Mr Hall claimed that “Nato countries” had carried out hoax events “to fool the public into thinking they are under attack”, adding: “It is very concerning that the judiciary does not seem to be aware of it.”