Jack Merritt, 25, has been identified by his father as one of the victims of the London terror attack.
Jack Merritt, 25, was remembered as a “beautiful spirit” after he and a woman were killed in the knife rampage on Friday afternoon.Jack was a course counsellor for Learning Together, which was hosting the event at Fishmongers’ Hall in central London when terrorist Usman Khan, 28, unleashed his horror attack while wearing a fake suicide jacket.
David added the Cambridge community was in “shock” after the attack, which left two dead and another three people injured. Two now stable and a third with less serious injuries.In the wake of the tragic news, friends also shared tributes to Jack. Neighbour Dawn Marr, 80, who used to babysit him and younger brother Joe, said: “This is tragic. I just can’t believe it and I’m totally shocked.“He still lived at home and had a cat he loved called Bubbles.”
The aim was to form connections that “make society more inclusive and safer by reducing reoffending”. According to the source, all those involved in tackling Khan, with the exception of the man reported to be a Polish chef, were ex-offenders.Usman Khan had been invited to the Learning Together event in central London. Picture: West Midlands Police via AP.Khan, the terrorist who killed two people at London Bridge and injured several others, had a string of previous terror offences.
He was wearing a fake suicide vest and had two knives in his possession when he carried out the attack.
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