Romanian baker who saved 20 during terror attack at Borough Market says the Government abandoned him, denying him support and protection
A ROMANIAN baker praised by Theresa May for his heroism in June’s London Bridge terror attack may sue the UK for abandoning him.
Florin Morariu, 32, hit one of the terrorists over the head and led 20 people to safety in his bakery as eight were killed.
He claims he had no support from the authorities afterwards and was ignored when he asked police for protection: "They told me that they cannot put me in a witness protection programme, because the three attackers were killed and the other 12 were arrested."
Morariu, who has returned to Romania, said: “Everywhere I go, I must be careful."
He continued: "I am just a simple man, I can’t fight on my own.
"I feel that I was treated unfairly, because I was left alone in this story. No one did a thing for me, they all washed their hands."
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The lawyer he has hired to represent him, Gianina Porosnicu, told Romanian media that Morariu deserves some kind of compensation because the terror attack in which he defended British citizens "ruined" his life.
She added: "Florin was working legally in England, for three years. It’s time for everybody to do more for our hero."