Manchester Arena bomber's brother refuses to attend court as he faces sentencing for his role in the atrocity

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was jailed for life, to serve a minimum of 55 years, on Thursday.

Hashem Abedi, 23, was found guilty of helping his younger sibling Salman commit the ISIS-inspired atrocity following a seven-week trial at the Old Bailey in London. A jury found Abedi guilty on 22 counts of murder; one count of attempted murder concerning those who were injured but survived the blast; and conspiring with his brother to cause an explosion.

Ariana Grande concert at the venue in May 2017.He died in the attack, blowing himself up in the arena foyer as many of Grande’s fans – including young children – left the venue to meet their parents.In March, Hashem Abedi was found guilty of 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and a charge of conspiracy to cause explosions.

minimum term of 55 years. Hashem Abedi, 23, was found guilty of helping his younger sibling Salman commit the ISIS-inspired atrocity following a seven-week trial at the Old Bailey in London.

Hashem Abedi will learn of his fate.He played his part in an atrocity that changed Manchester forever.The city will finally get justice for the muderous plot he and his brother spent months putting together - that was carried on that terrible night on May 22, 2017.But today is also about much more than that.It's about remembering the 22 men, women and children who died.It's about remembering the hundreds of others who were injured or left mentally scarred.It's about remembering the bravery of

Hashem Abedi was thousands of miles away - on another continent - when his older brother Salman calmly crossed the foyer outside the Manchester Arena at 10.30pm on Monday May 22, 2017 with a deadly bomb hidden in his large backpack. It may have been Salman Abedi who subsequently flicked the switch that detonated the homemade explosive, sending thousands of nails, screws and bits of shrapnel into the bodies of innocent men, women and children nearby.

Hashem Abedi's sentencing today.Figen Murray's 29-year-old son, Martyn Hett, was among the 22 killed in the atrocity just over three years ago. Hasham Abedi, the younger brother of suicide bomber Salman Abedi, is due to be sentenced at The Old Bailey today (Wednesday) after being convicted of 22 counts of murder, one count of attempted murder encompassing the remaining injured and plotting to cause an explosion likely to endanger life.

Hashem Abedi, now 23, was found guilty of 22 counts of murder; attempted murder; and plotting to cause an explosion likely to endanger life.

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went on trial earlier this year. The brave mum said she went into “self-preservation” mode while sitting just metres from Hashem Abedi in the Old Bailey.