Inquest to be held into death of Manchester Arena mass murderer Salman Abedi

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A formal inquest into the death of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi will be held, it was confirmed today. The Manchester Evening News understands families of those who died in the atrocity in May, 2017, have been informed of the development.

It's understood the inquest won't hear from witnesses in person and rely solely on documentary evidence. Retired High Court judge Sir John Saunders, who chaired the long-running public inquiry into the terror attack, will preside over the inquest sitting as a coroner. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. A spokesperson on behalf of Sir John said on Monday: "The inquest into the death of Salman Abedi is being held as a documentary inquest, pursuant to section 9C of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. "The purpose of the inquest will be to answer the statutory questions about who died, where, when and how." No further details have been revealed and no date set.

But the inquest is expected to be a short hearing, as huge swathes of detail were poured over during the Arena inquiry. Abedi, who was 22 and lived in Fallowfield, murdered 22 people in the bombing after a concert by US pop superstar Ariana Grande.

He detonated a homemade bomb he was carrying in a rucksack in the City Room foyer area outside doors to the Arena and was killed in the blast.