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Second victim of London Bridge attack named as former Cambridge student

Police in the UK have named the second victim of the London Bridge terror attack as a 23-year-old...
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Second victim of London Bridge attack named as former Cambridge student

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Police in the UK have named the second victim of the London Bridge terror attack as a 23-year-old former Cambridge student.

Saskia Jones, from Stratford-upon-Avon, and fellow Cambridge graduate Jack Merritt died in Friday's attack by convicted terrorist Usman Khan.

They both worked with the Learning Together initiative which organised the prisoner rehabilitation conference attended by Khan before he carried out the attack.

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Ms Jones was a volunteer with with the programme while Mr Merritt was a coordinator.

Her family paid tribute to her today, saying she was a "wonderful thirst for knowledge" and was a "funny, kind, positive influence at the centre of many people's lives".

They also said she had applied for a police graduate recruitment programme and planned to specialise in victim support.

Ms Jones' family said: "She had a wonderful sense of mischievous fun and was generous to the point of always wanting to see the best in all people."

Mr Merritt was named as a victim of the terror attack yesterday.

The 25-year-old was remembered by his family said he was an "intelligent, thoughtful and empathetic person” who “lived his principles [and] believed in redemption and rehabilitation, not revenge, and he always took the side of the underdog."

'Sad beyond words'

Professor Stephen J Toope, vice chancellor of the University of Cambridge, said he was "sad beyond words" to confirm the deaths and revealed that a member of staff at the institution was also among three people injured in the stabbing spree.

He said: "Our university condemns this abhorrent and senseless act of terror."

Three other people were injured in the attack. One has been released from hospital while the other two remain in a stable condition.

Khan, 28, was a convicted terrorist who was wearing an electronic tag after being released halfway through a 16-year prison sentence for plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange.

He was tackled by several members of the public - including ex-offenders and an off-duty policeman - before he was shot dead by officers on London Bridge.

Reporting by IRN

Main image: Flowers and a pictures are left near the scene of Friday's terror attack on London Bridge. Photo: Alberto Pezzali/AP/Press Association Images

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