Brother describes family 'heartbreak' on Reading terror victim's 40th birthday
The brother of Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, who was killed in the Reading terrorattack on June 20 2020, has paid tribute to him on what would have been his40th birthday.
The US citizen, affectionately known to his loved ones as Joe,was stabbed to death in a park by 26-year-old failed Libyan asylum seekerKhairi Saadallah on June 20 last year.
His friends, history teacher JamesFurlong, 36, and scientist Dr David Wails, 49, were also killed in the attackin Forbury Gardens as the victims were enjoying a summer evening after thefirst lockdown restrictions in England were relaxed.
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The deaths of the Reading terror attack victims were "probably avoidable" and contributed to by the failings of multiple agencies, an inquest has found.
Friends James Furlong, 36, Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, and David Wails, 49, were stabbed to death by Khairi Saadallah, now 29, in Forbury Gardens on 20 June 2020.
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The father of one of the Reading terror attack victims said the families are trusting the judge to make recommendations at the inquest conclusion that will “prevent other families from facing the pain, heartbreak and loss that we must live with every day”. Speaking outside of the Old Bailey on Friday morning, Gary Furlong, the father of James, said: “It is now almost four years since our boys, James, Joseph and David were taken from us in the murderous terror attack by Khairi Saadallah in Forbury Gardens. We waited patiently while the criminal trial and appeal by Saadallah ran their course. We have listened to six weeks of evidence at the inquest into our boys’ death." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Joseph Ritchie-Bennett's brother-in-law Stephen Bennett makes a statementoutside the Old Bailey, London, where Khairi Saadallah has been sentenced toto a whole life order after he pleaded guilty to..
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