Liam Curry

Liam Curry, aged 19, from South Shields, Tyne and Wear was killed in the Manchester Arena bombing.

On 22 May 2017, at approximately 10:31 p.m., Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old British-Libyan man born in Manchester to Libyan parents, carried out a suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena in England at the end of an Ariana Grande concert. 

Abedi, a UK citizen who had recently returned from Libya, detonated a TATP-based nail bomb packed with shrapnel in the City Room foyer, killing 22 people (including children) and injuring 1,017 others (239 with physical injuries). 

His younger brother, Hashem Abedi (also British-Libyan), helped source materials and coordinate the attack from Libya; he was later convicted in the UK of 22 counts of murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to cause an explosion, receiving a life sentence with a minimum term of 55 years. 

Liam Curry had been at the concert with his girlfriend Chloe Rutherford, who was also killed.

His mother Caroline said he was a “fine cricket player” and an avid cyclist, who also loved to ski and had met Chloe after becoming friends with her brother.

“Chloe and Liam were made for each other – just completely at their best when they were together,” she said.

She added that the 19-year-old, whose father died eight weeks before the attack, had dreams of becoming a police officer, but said he was relaxed about his plans, adding: “Liam took everything in his stride and was laid back as ever.”

Rest in peace Liam. You will not be forgotten.