£22,000 raised for homeless man who helped Manchester victims

Monday night saw one of worst acts of terrorism the UK has ever seen.

22 people were killed and a further 59 injured after a suicide bomber detonated a device at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester Arena.

As those caught up in the event scrambled to find their loved ones, Stephen Jones, a homeless man who was sleeping near the venue, preformed a heroic act of kindness amidst the chaos. 

Speaking to ITV News, Stephen described how he pulled nails out of a little girls face.

''They needed the help. I'd like to think someone would come and help me if I needed the help,'' he said.

''It was a lot of children with blood all over them – crying and screaming. We were having to pull nails out of their arms and a couple out of this little girl’s face.''

Stephen's heroic act caught the attention of West Ham football club's co-chairman, David Sullivan and his son.

The pair then took to Twitter in an effort to track him down. 

JustGiving page was also set up for Stephen and has raised over £21,000 so far. 

The money raised will go towards finding him permanent accommodation in Manchester. 

 

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