The Heartbreaking Final Text Sent By Manchester Bombing Victim Olivia Campbell

The week the city of Manchester was rocked to its foundation by the worst terrorist attack in the United Kingdom since the 7/7 bombings in 2007. At approximately 22.33 at the Manchester Arena, at the end of a live performance by Ariana Grande as part of her Dangerous Woman tour, a 22-year-old radical Islamist and Mancunian native named Salman Abedi detonated a homemade explosive device in a crowd in the foyer of the venue.

As a result of the explosion, 23 people (including the terrorist) lost their lives, while a further 59 were left critically injured. Most tragic of all was the fact that many of the people killed and wounded in the attack were children and adolescents; fans of Grande who wanted to see their idol live and paid the ultimate price for their aspirations.




Several of these unfortunate victims have since been identified, although several people remain missing. Among them was a little girl, eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos, who died at the scene as a result of shrapnel. Furthermore, an ambulance official says 12 children under the age of 16 were among 59 injured in the attack as people left a pop concert.Another victim was 15-year-old Olivia Campbell, a teenager who went missing not long after the devastating incident, and whose parents immediately launched an appeal to find her. Sadly, it transpired that Campbell had also perished in the bombing. As if that wasn’t upsetting enough, her boyfriend Lewis has shared the last text message she sent him on social media, sent just minutes before her death.



Campbell’s boyfriend Lewis Brierley shared the message that teen from Bury, Greater Manchester sent him on the night of the incident. In an emotional Facebook post, Brierly wrote: “Words can’t describe how happy I am that she was in my life. My heart aches when I see her face it aches not knowing, not knowing what we could have been as couple, not knowing what she could have achieved in her life. Me and Olivia haven’t been together long but we found the time to see each other every day. We found real love with each other.”He added, “The English language doesn’t have the words for the mass heartbreak all across the country for everyone involved … I pray for all of the families of the casualties. May you find peace with your loved ones. I love you Olivia and I will never forget you as long as I live.”


Olivia’s mother Charlotte paid tribute to her daughter in an Instagram post, and broke down in tears during a vigil held for her lost child. She tearfully stated “I can’t thank you enough for what you’ve done for us, for being here, for giving us your support, for sharing her everywhere.”