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Emergency worker diagnosed with PTSD after helping Manchester Arena victims 'denied compensation'

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An emergency service worker who helped victims at the scene of the Manchester Arena terror attack and was later diagnosed with PTSD has been denied compensation, it is claimed.

The explosion on May 22, 2017, killed 22 people and left hundreds of others with catastrophic injuries - both physically and mentally.

Since the attack, over 800 claims have been made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), which is responsible for making awards to victims of crime and terror attacks. READ MORE:How the Queen responded in one of Manchester's darkest hours But a Freedom of Information request submitted by Hudgell Solicitors showed that of 741 applications for physical and mental injuries, 331 have not resulted in a financial award.

One of those includes an application from an emergency service worker who was one of the first responders at the traumatic scene on the night of the explosion.

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