Jailed terrorist, Hashem Abedi, has finally confessed that he was involved in the planning of the Manchester Arena bombings.
At least 22 unsuspecting music fans people were killed, including his brother Salman, 22, in the bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017.
During his trial, Hashem denied helping his brother plan the attack that also left hundreds more injured.
However, the 23-year-old, during a public inquiry in October admitted that he “played a full part and a knowing part in the planning and preparation for the arena attack.”
The court heard how the brothers spent months ordering, stockpiling and transporting the materials required for the attack.
They joined their parents in Libya the month before the blast, but Salman Abedi returned to the UK on 18 May.
He bought the final components needed for the bomb before carrying out the attack as fans left the arena on the evening of 22 May 2017.
Abedi was arrested shortly afterwards and extradited to Britain to face trial.
He did not give evidence during his trial, providing only a statement in which he denied 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and plotting to cause an explosion likely to endanger life.
Abedi originally claimed he did not hold extremist views and had been “shocked” by what his brother had done.
“Had I any idea of it I would have reported it to my mother initially and then to other family members to prevent it from happening,” he said in his statement.
But Abedi, formerly of Fallowfield, Manchester, was convicted by a jury at the Old Bailey and jailed for life in August with a minimum term of 55 years.
