A photographer Jamie Lorriman, who took picture of Muslim woman who walked past London terror attack has defended her
He said she looked 'distraught' and 'distressed' as she walked over the bridge
She was criticised for allegedly appearing indifferent by one social media user.
The photographer who took the picture of a Muslim woman looking at her phone while walking across Westminster Bridge has defended her, saying she was Muslim woman looking at her phone while walking across Westminster Bridge has defended her, saying she was 'horrified' and 'distressed'.
zealynews.blogspot.com gathered that the pedestrian wearing a brown headscarf and grey coat was pictured holding one hand to her head while walking past a victim being treated on the pavement.
She was criticised when a row broke out online with one social media user accusing her of 'casually' walking past the injured woman.
But photographer Jamie Lorriman, 28, who captured the image, has leapt to her defence and refuted claims that she was ignoring the woman.
Speaking to MailOnline, the freelance photographer originally from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, said: 'I was underneath the bridge taking pictures of Parliament when I saw something being rescued from the river.
'I now know that it was the body of the woman who either jumped or fell from Westminster Bridge.
'I was only on the bridge for a couple of minutes and I saw a woman lying on the floor after being hit.
Mr Lorriman, who lives in London, added: 'I saw dozens of people walk past and the woman on the phone had just come from the part of the bridge where most of the victims were struck.
That is why she clearly looks mortified and it is obvious that she is in shock. The woman would have seen people under buses - she had just walked past the worst of it.
She wasn't the only one walking past injured people and it looked like she just wanted to get off the bridge as quickly as possible.
I took three photographs where you can see the woman and I think she looks distressed in all of them.'
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