Martyn Hett Death Cause

Martyn Hett was one of 22 people who died when Salman Abedi detonated a homemade bomb at an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May, 2017.

Martyn Hett had been on the radio only hours before the attack talking about the return of Jim McDonald to Coronation Street because of his status as a “superfan” of the soap opera.

Martyn Hett was celebrating his imminent departure and a friend’s birthday at the concert and the inquiry heard that he was “standing up, singing and dancing, from the first song”.

According to witnesses, Martyn Hett left the arena at 10.28pm, two minutes before the bomb exploded and was in the City Room foyer, laughing and joking with the arena security staff.

One of the stewards saw Martyn Hett in the City Room and said he was “in a good mood, enjoying himself, singing and dancing while filming himself”.

Martyn Hett had thousands of followers on social media and his burial was well attended by fans and sympathizers.