Father Posts Photo Of His 'Little Princess' Recovering After Manchester Terror Attack

A father of a girl who sustained significant injuries during Monday's terror attack in Manchester has spoken of his joy at seeing his 'little princess' recovering in hospital.

Craig Mills, from Harrogate, posted a photo of his 14-year-old daughter Evie lying in bed after an operation to repair 'serious' damage to her legs and chest.

Another post on Tuesday, captioned 'our little princess', showed Evie lying in an ambulance with a bandage around her head, he added that it had been the 'scariest 24 hours of [his] life'.

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He wrote on Facebook: "Without a doubt the scariest 24 hours of my life, the good news is the surgery went well.

"It's rest all day tomorrow but needs another operation Thursday. Love you Evie Mills."

Following the operation's success, she has been scheduled for more surgery on Thursday.

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Messages of support flooded from family and friends in response to the post. One wrote: "Thank goodness she's ok, wishing her a speedy recovery."

Another said: "Can't imagine how hard it's been for you and your wife. Thoughts are with you guys."

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Yesterday Evie's brother, Cal, posted a photo of his sister lying in an ambulance after she was caught up in the attack at Manchester's MEN Arena, which left 22 people dead and dozens injured.

Greater Manchester Police have confirmed they believe 22-year-old Salman Abedi, a Manchester-born citizen, was responsible for the attack, with multiple raids by armed police taking place in the aftermath of the suicide bombing.

Theresa May yesterday announced that the UK's terror level has raised from 'severe' to 'critical' - meaning an attack is 'expected imminently'.

Armed police on the streets of Manchester. Credit: PA

The change in security level means that troops and armed police will be deployed on Britain's streets over the coming days.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd has told Sky News that 984 soldiers will be on duty by the end of today. A total of 3,800 members of the military are also on standby, should police need further assistance.

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Topics: Manchester, terror attack

James Dawson

James Dawson is a Journalist at LADbible. He has contributed articles to LADbible’s ‘Knowing Me, Knowing EU’ series on the EU referendum, the 'Electoral Dysfunction' series on the 2017 general election, the ‘U OK M8?’ series tackling mental health amongst young men, and for its ‘Climate Change’ initiative in partnership with National Geographic.

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