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The presenter, 51, had to pause a number of times in an attempt to compose herself while delivering the update on the inquest.
Relatives of two Cambridge graduates who were killed by a convicted terrorist lambasted the security services last night for 'shambolic' blunders which contributed to the atrocity. At the climax of a dramatic inquest into the attack at Fishmongers' Hall in central London, a jury ruled that MI5, the police and the probation service were all at fault. Jurors concluded that 'missed opportunities' by the agencies contributed to the killing of Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, by jihadi Usman Khan. Jack's parents David and Anne (pictured), both 56, said the way Khan was monitored was a 'sham...
11:02 EDT, 6 May 2021 Fishmongers' Hall terrorist Usman Khan thought hook-handed hate cleric Abu Hamza had 'lost his edge' and 'mellowed' - yet was still allowed to visit the conference where he carried out his killer attack. Khan, 28, whined to his theological mentor - who cannot be named - he had been scolded by the notorious extremist when they met behind bars in 2012. Finsbury Park fanatic Hamza, 63, told him off for using bad language, leaving the younger extremist 'disappointed' in him. The extraordinary encounter and insight into his mindset were revealed at the inquest into Khan's t...
Police considered Fishmongers' Hall attacker Usman Khan such a risk they refused to let him take a dumper truck training course because they feared he would use it for terror outrage.
11:44 EDT, 4 May 2021 Probation officers monitoring Fishmongers' Hall terror attacker Usman Khan believed he was making 'good progress' while he secretly planned the knife attack which killed two people, an inquest heard. The convicted jihadi, 28, was still on license and deemed 'high-risk' by authorities when he targeted a prison rehabilitation event at the City of London venue on November 29, 2019. Cambridge graduates Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, were killed and three others were left seriously injured in the atrocity. Saskia's mother, Michelle Jones, told the inquest that her ...