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| London Bridge attack victim Saskia Jones 'was perfect soul' | London Bridge attack victim Saskia Jones 'was perfect soul' |
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| A woman who was stabbed to death in the London Bridge attack was a "fearless warrior" determined to do good, friends have said. | |
| Saskia Jones, 23, from Stratford-upon-Avon, was killed by convicted terrorist Usman Khan, 28, as she attended a prisoner rehabilitation event . | Saskia Jones, 23, from Stratford-upon-Avon, was killed by convicted terrorist Usman Khan, 28, as she attended a prisoner rehabilitation event . |
| Her friend Sebastian Lefeuvre described the Cambridge University graduate's death as senseless. | Her friend Sebastian Lefeuvre described the Cambridge University graduate's death as senseless. |
| "She was just the most perfect soul and she's gone," he said. | "She was just the most perfect soul and she's gone," he said. |
| Ms Jones and Jack Merritt, 25, who was also killed at the Cambridge University organised conference, are being remembered at a vigil and service in London. | Ms Jones and Jack Merritt, 25, who was also killed at the Cambridge University organised conference, are being remembered at a vigil and service in London. |
| Mr Lefeuvre, who had been friends with Ms Jones since they were teenagers, said he met her at a gym, adding she was as "relentless" with her workouts as she was in other areas of life. | Mr Lefeuvre, who had been friends with Ms Jones since they were teenagers, said he met her at a gym, adding she was as "relentless" with her workouts as she was in other areas of life. |
| "She had the drive and determination to become something," he said. | "She had the drive and determination to become something," he said. |
| "At 23 years old she had accomplished things that people hadn't done in their lifetime." | "At 23 years old she had accomplished things that people hadn't done in their lifetime." |
| Ms Jones studied criminology at Anglia Ruskin University before doing a masters at Cambridge University, where she carried out voluntary work with inmates at HMP Grendon. | Ms Jones studied criminology at Anglia Ruskin University before doing a masters at Cambridge University, where she carried out voluntary work with inmates at HMP Grendon. |
| She was applying to become a police officer. | She was applying to become a police officer. |
| Colleen Moore, a criminology lecturer at Anglia Ruskin who became her friend, described her as a "lovely woman" who was "fearless and a warrior". | Colleen Moore, a criminology lecturer at Anglia Ruskin who became her friend, described her as a "lovely woman" who was "fearless and a warrior". |
| "She stood out above everyone - partly because she wanted to, she wasn't afraid to say anything," she said. | |
| "There was no fooling her. She was really funny, she had a wicked sense of humour, she was cheeky and she was mischievous." | |
| Mr Lefeuvre said the death of his friend "doesn't make sense". | Mr Lefeuvre said the death of his friend "doesn't make sense". |
| "I just feel really, really sad. Usman Khan got a second chance and Saskia didn't and that's it," he said. | "I just feel really, really sad. Usman Khan got a second chance and Saskia didn't and that's it," he said. |
| "She hadn't even entered the real world yet. She was a young women ready to just get out there - and she's dead." | "She hadn't even entered the real world yet. She was a young women ready to just get out there - and she's dead." |
| Jake Partridge, another friend from Stratford who knew Ms Jones from gym training, said she was quiet until you "got to know her". | |
| "She was loud then, she was vibrant," he said. | "She was loud then, she was vibrant," he said. |
| "She'd have a joke with you and would put you in your place when you were wrong." | "She'd have a joke with you and would put you in your place when you were wrong." |
| He said he was "heartbroken", adding: "It's not fair, this world has changed." | He said he was "heartbroken", adding: "It's not fair, this world has changed." |
| Bloxham School near Banbury, where Ms Jones had attended, said it was "deeply shocked and saddened" by her death. | Bloxham School near Banbury, where Ms Jones had attended, said it was "deeply shocked and saddened" by her death. |
| "Saskia was a much loved member of our community and will be remembered fondly for her generosity, kindness of spirit and commitment to serving others," it said. | "Saskia was a much loved member of our community and will be remembered fondly for her generosity, kindness of spirit and commitment to serving others," it said. |
| Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon held a minute's silence earlier and has opened a book of condolence. | Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon held a minute's silence earlier and has opened a book of condolence. |
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