OUR HERO
Daughters of Manchester Arena bombing victim track down hero cop who held their dying mum’s hand
THE daughters of Manchester bombing victim Jane Tweddle have found the policewoman who comforted their dying mother after the horrific attack.
Harriet and Isabelle Taylor appeared on Lorraine this morning as they paid tribute to their mum as part of the show's Woman of the Year series, and were surprised to be given a message from the heroic cop.
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The ITV show had tracked down Jessica Bullough from the British Transport Police - who was with Jane as she lay injured.
Jane was killed in a suicide bombing at the hands of Salman Abedi - who detonated the weapon during an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on May 22.
Dozens of people were injured in the devastating blast, and 22 were killed - the youngest was Saffie Roussos.
Speaking on Lorraine today, Harriet and Isabelle said it had been hard thinking that their mum was alone.
They added: "And then we found out there was a young policewoman there and it gave us comfort that she wasn't alone."
The police officer had sent the sisters a letter, which Lorraine read out: "To Harriet, Lily and Isabelle, I want to start by saying that I can't imagine what you girls have been going through for the past few months since the loss of your mum.
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"Jane sounded like such an amazing, wonderful, fun-loving lady who would be so proud of you girls right now.
"I believe you've been trying to find me now for the past few months - I can understand that's proven difficult but now, with the help of ITV, they've been able to make contact with me.
"I've also for the last few months thought about Jane and her family with the hope of finding you and meeting you one day.
"I really hope this can be arranged soon as I would be honoured to meet you girls. Lots of love from Jessica Bullough from the British Transport Police."
The sisters were there as part of Lorraine's Woman of the Year series - which has been running for seven years and celebrates extraordinary women.
A bomb exploded in the foyer of Manchester Arena moments after US pop star Ariana Grande left the stage.
Witnesses told how nuts and bolts were sent flying in the blast as fans made their way to Manchester Victoria train station next door.
The 22-year-old monster who carried out the attack was captured by a CCTV camera as he made his way up to the concert venue from the city’s Victoria Station in his pair of £300 Nike trainers.
The bombing prompted the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre to increase the UK's terror threat level to critical but this was reduced.
It saw armed police patrolling beaches, sporting venues and iconic tourist locations with more than 1,000 military personnel drafted on to streets.
Last Friday another terror attack on British soil saw 30 people injured as an improvised bomb exploded on a District Line Tube at Parsons Green station.
Britain has seen a spate of terror this year as UK cities have been targeted in shocking attacks.
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