Touching tributes left for Cambridge graduates killed in London Bridge attack

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The family and friends of Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones have been paying their respects.

Tributes have continued to pour in for ‘inspirational’ Jack Merritt andJack’s father David said his son was a ‘beautiful spirit’ who ‘lived his beliefs’ and that he was learning new things about Jack through the tributes paid to him online.

One tribute attached to a photo of Jack placed under a road sign read: ‘I have no words. You were so loved and so needed on this planet.’ University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen Toope, paid tribute to Jack and the other female victim of the attack, both former students. Thousands of people have posted tributes to Jack online, including Mercury Prize-winning rapper Dave, who wrote: ‘Rest in peace brother. One of the most painful things. Jack Merritt was the best guy.

 

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