A homeless man who was hailed as a hero in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena attack has admitted stealing from the wounded.
Well-wishers raised more than £50,000 for Chris Parker in a crowdfunding campaign after TV interviews in which he described rushing towards the scene of the blast and tending to a dying victim.
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