Security officer told PC half an hour before Manchester Arena bombing about a 'crank' who 'had secreted himself away'

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hereMrs Merchant said: "Even though I wasn't suspicious of him, ie, worse case scenario he was going to be a bomber, what I was suspicious of was that he had secreted himself away."In that way it was a security issue.

But I wasn't aware of any feelings of 'oh my God he could be a terrorist'. Nothing that like."But I did feel it was worth noting because he was in an area he shouldn't have been."I just thought it was worth noting to the police woman that he was still there."Asked what she said to the officer, Mrs Merchant replied: "I think I would have said that the 'cranky-pants, is the cranky-pants still round there'?"Is that nutter still there or words to that effect.