One former pal of Abedi’s from Stretford Grammar School in Manchester – where the killer got nine GCSEs including chemistry – said he was known for the size of his ears and his bad luck with girls.
''They called him Dumbo after the elephant in the Disney film,’’ his pal said.
''He was useless with the girls, man.
''He just couldn’t get a woman.
''It used to really wind him up.
''He always claimed he wasn’t a virgin because he said he’d been with prostitutes in Libya where his family came from.
''We all thought he was taking c**p.
''It really got to him that he could never get a girlfriend.
''He was surrounded by all these teens wearing next to nothing on nights out but none of them would look at him twice.
''He tried to impress by turning up with cider or vodka and crisps and that which he said he’d 'taxed’ from the supermarket - meaning they were stolen.
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