Traumatised young Grenfell victim sues over inferno failings

Johara, 13 at the time, takes on council and building firms

- BY DAN WARBURTON and ISAAC CROWSON

A YOUNG woman haunted by the horrors of the Grenfell Tower blaze has launched a landmark legal case that could pave the way for payouts to traumatised victims.

Johara Menacer was just 13 in 2017 when fire tore through the 24-storey tower block, killing 72 people and leaving a community shattered.

She was one of hundreds of children to be treated for trauma after the inferno in West London.

Now 21, Johara has launched a personal injury claim against the Tory-run Kensington and Chelsea council and a string of companies.

Court documents seen by the Mirror show she has lodged a High Court claim against the council Tenant Management Organisation, as well as architects and cladding firm Arconic.

Whirlpool, the Home Office and London Fire Commissioner are also named in the claim.

A year after the fire, Johara and fellow survivor Yousra Cherbika recorded Fire In Grenfell, a tribute song to honour the dead.