Dad dies of cancer weeks before his pop fan son Liam Curry, 19, and girlfriend Chloe Rutherford, 17, died in Manchester bombing
A YOUNG man killed along with his girlfriend in the Manchester terror attack had lost his father to cancer just months before, it has been revealed.
Liam Curry, 19, and Chloe Rutherford, 17, were at the Ariana Grande concert on Monday night when a suicide bomber struck outside the crowded venue.
Young couple Chloe and Liam, from South Shields, South Tyneside, were tragically killed in the blast, with the pair remembered as "perfect in every way for each other."
The dad of Chloe had "drove through the night" in a bid to find his teen daughter - with the dad speaking out of his desperation to find her.
The that Liam's dad Andrew passed away earlier this year after losing his battle with cancer.
The families of the tragic teens shared a statement overnight, saying: "On the night our daughter Chloe died and our son Liam died, their wings were ready but our hearts were not.
"They were perfect in every way for each other and were meant to be.
"They were beautiful inside and out to ourselves and our families, they were inseparable.
"Chloe always described herself as ditzy who Liam adored and would do anything for, including dealing with Chloe’s demands for chocolate.
"They lived to go to new places together and explore different cities. They wanted to be together forever and now they are.”
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A 14-year-old girl has also been named as a victim of the Manchester Arena, with a brave aunt who shielded her niece from the nail-bomb blast also paid tribute to.
Sorrell Leczkowski, 14, Michelle Kiss, Jane Tweddle-Taylor, 50, Nell Jones, 14, Martyn Hett, 29, and Angelika and Marcin Klis, 40 and 42, are the latest victims confirmed dead after warped killer Salman Abedi detonated his bomb as fans left the gig.
Georgina Callander, 18, Saffie Rose Roussos, 8, John Atkinson, 26, Kelly Brewster, 32, Alison Howe, 44, Lisa Lees, 43 and Olivia Campbell, 15, have also been named as victims who lost their lives on Monday.
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Other families are still in agony, with half a dozen people still missing.
Undercover cops are investigating the tragedy, with one woman and six men so far arrested in the wake of the attack.
Those arrested include the brothers of terrorist, with one arrested in Libya.
Britain's official terror threat has been raised to "critical" by Prime Minister Theresa May in response to the attack.
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More than 900 troops have been deployed around the UK's streets in response to the terror attack.
Investigators believe British-born bomber Salman Abedi, 22, may be part of a wider network of ISIS-inspired terrorists which includes a bomb-maker.
Special Forces have already been deployed to Manchester to help in the hunt for accomplices of Abedi, who murdered 22 concert-goers at the Manchester Arena in Britain’s worst terrorist atrocity for 12 years.
It is the first time since 2003 that troops are deployed on the country's streets.
That happened after MI5 spooks learned of an imminent attack by al-Qaeda to bring down a passenger jet with anti-aircraft missiles at Heathrow Airport.
It is the first time Britain has been on maximum terrorist alert since 2007, when a blazing car loaded with gas canisters was driven into Glasgow Airport.