Who was Martyn Hett and what is Martyn's law?

Singing and dancing along with his friends to Ariana Grande, this is Martyn Hett before he lost his life in the Manchester Arena bombing.

The footage, filmed during the concert by one of his friends, was shown at public inquiry into the terror attack in September 2021. And even in the sombre, and sober surroundings of the courtroom, the 29-year-old's life was remembered with smiles and laughter.

On the afternoon of the concert, on May 22, 2017, Martyn enjoyed drinks with his pals as they celebrated him going on a 'trip of a lifetime' to America. Tragically he never made it there.

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Martyn, 29, was one of 22 people who were killed when a suicide bomb was detonated in the foyer of the arena, as the Ariana Grande concert came to close. Following his death tributes flooded in for the popular and outgoing PR manager, from Stockport.

Martyn had hundreds of friends and had built up a large following online after a number of appearances on TV, including on Come Dine With Me, where alongside his boyfriend he won £1,000. But he was perhaps best-known as a Corrie superfan, with his flat said to be decked out with memorabilia.

One morning, 'still drunk from the night before', he'd had the name Deidre tattooed on his ankle in honour of his favourite Coronation Street character. In 2015 appeared on the TV show Tattoo Fixers to have it covered up - with an even bigger image of Deidre Barlow behind bars.

It became a kind of calling card for Martyn. And on the day of the attack the tattoo was still being discussed when he was featured on BBC Five Live as the presenters asked if anyone other Corrie superfans could match his dedication to the show.

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