Eve Aston, one of the survivors of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, has died.
The 20-year-old was found dead by her father in her bedroom on July 23. Her cause of death is currently unknown.
On May 22, 2017, Aston attended Ariana Grande’s concert at Manchester Arena in the UK, where a terrorist attack claimed the lives of 22 people and injured 234 others. Aston’s family said Grande was the young woman’s “absolute idol”.
Aston’s mother Amanda told Birmingham Live that after the attack her daughter was struggling with loud noises, depression and PTSD. She also had trouble sleeping and could not hear the loud bangs.
“They were on the other side, not where the bomb went off,” her mother said. “Since then she has been back to Manchester and loves to lay flowers for people.”
Aston was recently looking for a job in the car industry, which was one of his passions. Her mother said Aston’s depression had generally worsened over the years, although over the past few weeks it seemed like her daughter was coming to herself.
Unfortunately, the Manchester attack took its toll as Eve was present, however, the strength of Ariana Grande’s music made her sit alongside her father who was with her at the time and took her guided, ”reads a statement posted on a GoFundMe created by Aston’s family to cover funeral expenses. “It was an event so close to Eve’s heart, that everyone would know, because she spoke so well about Ariana Grande to everyone she met.”
The fundraiser has so far reached £ 7,754 of its goal of £ 4,500.
