Friends and family in tears at memorial services for London Bridge terror attack victims Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones
FRIENDS and family have today gathered for the memorial services of London Bridge terror attack victims Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt
Mourners arrived at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-Upon-Avon and Great St Mary's Church in Cambridge to pay their respects.
They were killed three weeks ago on November 29, when Usman Khan went on a stabbing rampage in the heart of London.
Cambridge graduate Jack , a 25-year-old course coordinator, died in the terror attack, along with fellow coordinator 23-year-old Saskia.
Paying tribute last month Saskia's family said: "[she] was a funny, kind, positive influence at the centre of many people's lives.
"She had a wonderful sense of mischievous fun and was generous to the point of always wanting to see the best in all people.
"This is an extremely painful time for the family. Saskia will leave a huge void in our lives."
Saskia, of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks, graduated in 2017 from Anglia Ruskin University with a degree in Psychology and Criminology.
And Jack was remembered as a "beautiful spirit" by his grieving dad, David.
He said: "My son, Jack, who was killed in this attack, would not wish his death to be used as the pretext for more draconian sentences or for detaining people unnecessarily.
"R.I.P. Jack: you were a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog."
Killer Khan was a guest at a Cambridge University conference on prisoner rehabilitation when he launched the attack at historic Fishmongers' Hall in central London.
Those at the event at the Grade II listed building said he entered the main hall and went on a rampage, attacking anyone who crossed his path, just before 2pm.
He then made his way on to London Bridge - the scene of the 2017 terror attack which killed eight - but was eventually pinned down by heroes who tackled him with a fire extinguisher and a whale tusk.
Khan, 28, was shot dead by police after being pinned down by the brave witnesses.