On Air Now Evenings on Star Radio 4:00pm - Midnight
Now Playing Savage Garden Truly, Madly, Deeply

Funeral Held For Jack Merritt And Saskia Jones

Funerals have been held for the two former Cambridge University students killed in last month's terror attack at London Bridge.

Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones, who were both in their twenties, were killed by Usman Khan at a prisoner rehabilitation event.

A private family service was held at Great St Mary's Church in Cambridge and the life of Saskia was celebrated in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The vice-chancellor of Cambridge University has asked students past and present to remember the values embodied by them both.

In an end-of-term email, Professor Stephen Toope described their work as "transformational" and said, "I ask that we do not let the manner of Saskia and Jack's deaths eclipse the manner in which they lived their lives - and helped others to do so.

"As we prepare for the holiday period, let us instead remember the values they embodied."


 

More from Local News

Get The App

Take Star Radio with you wherever you go and listen to us live. Interact with the studio and call, email, text and Tweet us all directly from within the app.

Weather

  • Sun

    Sunny intervals

    19°C

  • Mon

    Thundery shower

    16°C

  • Tue

    Sunny intervals

    19°C

  • Wed

    Sunny intervals

    19°C

  • Thu

    Sunny intervals

    22°C