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| Tunisia beach attack: the victims | Tunisia beach attack: the victims |
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| More details are emerging of the 39 people killed in Friday’s gun attack at a Tunisian beach resort, it is feared that at least 30 of the victims are British. | |
| Related: Tunisia attack: Cameron says UK must prepare for high death toll | Related: Tunisia attack: Cameron says UK must prepare for high death toll |
| Three generations of the same family: Patrick Evans, 78, Adrian Evans, 44 and Joel Richards, 22 | Three generations of the same family: Patrick Evans, 78, Adrian Evans, 44 and Joel Richards, 22 |
| According to reports, among those killed was Adrian Evans, who worked for Sandwell council in the West Midlands as a manager in the gas services department. His father, Patrick, and his nephew, Joel Richards, are also thought to have died in the attack. Joel’s brother, Owen Richards, believed to be 16, was reported to have survived. | According to reports, among those killed was Adrian Evans, who worked for Sandwell council in the West Midlands as a manager in the gas services department. His father, Patrick, and his nephew, Joel Richards, are also thought to have died in the attack. Joel’s brother, Owen Richards, believed to be 16, was reported to have survived. |
| Sandwell council’s leader, Darren Cooper, said: “Adrian Evans was a very popular and long-serving employee who was manager of our gas services team. We are absolutely devastated for Adrian’s family, friends and colleagues, and our thoughts are with them and all those affected by this tragedy.” | |
| Birmingham County Football Association said Joel Richards was an active member of its youth council: “A young, talented referee with the world at his feet, he was highly thought of and will be sadly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this tragic time.” | |
| Carly Lovett from Lincolnshire | |
| Carly Lovett, 24, a photographer and beauty blogger, had recently got engaged to her boyfriend Liam Moore, according to the Lincolnshire Echo. | Carly Lovett, 24, a photographer and beauty blogger, had recently got engaged to her boyfriend Liam Moore, according to the Lincolnshire Echo. |
| Lovett, from Gainsborough, was a former student at the University of Lincoln, from where she graduated in 2013. The school of film and media tweeted condolences late on Friday night. | Lovett, from Gainsborough, was a former student at the University of Lincoln, from where she graduated in 2013. The school of film and media tweeted condolences late on Friday night. |
| Saddened to hear news reports of Carly Lovett in Tunisia - Graduate of our University 2013 | Saddened to hear news reports of Carly Lovett in Tunisia - Graduate of our University 2013 |
| Kyle Leeman, a childhood friend, told the Mirror she was a “kind and outgoing person”. He said: “She got me into a lot of the music I am into. We always had really great times together. She was always one to express herself. I am really so sorry for all of her family.” | Kyle Leeman, a childhood friend, told the Mirror she was a “kind and outgoing person”. He said: “She got me into a lot of the music I am into. We always had really great times together. She was always one to express herself. I am really so sorry for all of her family.” |
| On her beauty blog, CEE JAY ELL, Lovett described herself as a “beauty junkie/closet hoarder/design lover”. | On her beauty blog, CEE JAY ELL, Lovett described herself as a “beauty junkie/closet hoarder/design lover”. |
| “I’m not remotely a beauty expert and probably don’t have much beauty knowledge at all, but so what! I like beauty a lot, love trying new things and experimenting – I may not blend to perfection, and more often than not I apply eyeshadow with my fingers – but beauty doesn’t have to mean conformity!” | “I’m not remotely a beauty expert and probably don’t have much beauty knowledge at all, but so what! I like beauty a lot, love trying new things and experimenting – I may not blend to perfection, and more often than not I apply eyeshadow with my fingers – but beauty doesn’t have to mean conformity!” |
| Several prominent beauty bloggers have paid tribute to Lovett on Twitter. DJ Zoe London, a popular YouTuber, wrote: “Heartbroken to learn tonight that blogger @ceejayell_ was caught up in the attack in tunisia. she was always so lovely. RIP. so, so sad. I hope soon there is an end to this terror. all my thoughts are with Carly’s family right now.” | Several prominent beauty bloggers have paid tribute to Lovett on Twitter. DJ Zoe London, a popular YouTuber, wrote: “Heartbroken to learn tonight that blogger @ceejayell_ was caught up in the attack in tunisia. she was always so lovely. RIP. so, so sad. I hope soon there is an end to this terror. all my thoughts are with Carly’s family right now.” |
| Sue Davey and Scott Chalkley from Staffordshire | Sue Davey and Scott Chalkley from Staffordshire |
| Conor Fulford, from Tamworth in Staffordshire, tweeted that “we lost my mother Sue Davey tonight”. Fulford said he had seen her on TV footage being taken away on a stretcher, and later learned she had died. | Conor Fulford, from Tamworth in Staffordshire, tweeted that “we lost my mother Sue Davey tonight”. Fulford said he had seen her on TV footage being taken away on a stretcher, and later learned she had died. |
| Davey was on holiday with Chalkley, her partner. His son, Ross Nayler, from Derby, posted an online update saying he was “no longer with us” after being caught in the attack. | Davey was on holiday with Chalkley, her partner. His son, Ross Nayler, from Derby, posted an online update saying he was “no longer with us” after being caught in the attack. |
| The couple both worked for Severn Trent Water. A spokeswoman for the company said: “We are immensely saddened by the news about Sue and Scott. They were much loved by their colleagues. Sue and Scott had a passion to help others however they could, they cared enormously for all those they worked with and were totally committed to our customers and our company.” | |
| Jim and Ann McQuire from Cumbernauld | Jim and Ann McQuire from Cumbernauld |
| The couple from Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, were named on social media and in reports as having been killed in the attack. | The couple from Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, were named on social media and in reports as having been killed in the attack. |
| Jim McQuire had volunteered with the Boys’ Brigade in the area. The 55th Edinburgh Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Association tweeted: “Really shocked to hear that Jim McQuire, BB officer with the 5th Cumbernauld and his wife Ann were killed in the Tunisia shootings. RIP.” | |
| Lisa Burbidge from Tyneside | Lisa Burbidge from Tyneside |
| Police have said they are supporting the family of a woman from Tyneside, believed to be Burbidge, who lived in Whickham, Gateshead. | Police have said they are supporting the family of a woman from Tyneside, believed to be Burbidge, who lived in Whickham, Gateshead. |
| Northumbria police said: “Support is being given by officers to the family of a woman from the Whickham area killed in the Tunisia attack.” It did not name her, but Burbridge was identified in reports. | |
| Trudy Jones from Blackwood, Gwent, south Wales | |
| Trudy Jones, a 51-year-old activity organiser at a care home, described by her family as “our beautiful mother”, was a mother of four who was on holiday with friends. “Our mother of all people didn’t deserve this, such a caring person who put everyone else before herself,” her family said in a statement released through Gwent police. “Always willing to help others, she loved everyone around her including all of the people she cared for at work. She will be missed by so many people. She was the rock of our family and kept us all going. None of us have a clue how we’re going to cope without her.” | |
| Bruce Wilkinson from Goole, East Yorkshire | |
| His family issued a statement through local MP Andrew Percy paying tribute to the 72-year-old grandfather, a retired power station worker. It said: “We are devastated at the loss of Bruce, who was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Bruce was a kind, compassionate man, with a dry sense of humour. He was fun-loving, and will be deeply missed by friends and family alike.” | |
| Stephen Mellor from Bodmin, Cornwall | |
| The 59-year-old engineer was killed as he shielded his wife, Cheryl, on the beach. The nurse told the Mirror: “I was screaming at people to check him and someone looked and they said he had no pulse. They said he was gone.” Cheryl, 55, who is in hospital being treated for two gunshot wounds to her arm and leg, told the BBC when the shooting started, they huddled together saying “I love you” to each other. | |
| Claire Windass from Hull | |
| Karl Turner, MP for East Hull, tweeted: “So sorry Claire Windass from Hull was killed in Tunisia terrorist attack. My thoughts with family & friends. RIP.” The 54-year-old was reported to have been on holiday with her husband Jim, who is understood to have survived the attack. | |
| Lorna Carty from Robinstown, Co Meath | |
| Lorna Carty, an Irish national, was on holiday with her husband, who was recovering from heart surgery. Family and friends said the break in Tunisia was a gift after her husband Declan, a dairy farmer, had his operation. | Lorna Carty, an Irish national, was on holiday with her husband, who was recovering from heart surgery. Family and friends said the break in Tunisia was a gift after her husband Declan, a dairy farmer, had his operation. |
| A mother of two in her mid-50s, she was believed to have gone to the beach alone when the gunman struck. Declan Carty, who was inside the hotel at the time, was uninjured and is said to be “absolutely distraught”. | |
| “Lorna rushed her husband to hospital about a fortnight ago after he was getting pains in his heart. He had to get stents in,” a family friend said. “They went out to Tunisia to have a bit of a holiday after the operation.” | “Lorna rushed her husband to hospital about a fortnight ago after he was getting pains in his heart. He had to get stents in,” a family friend said. “They went out to Tunisia to have a bit of a holiday after the operation.” |
| Carty was a nurse in a GP surgery in Navan. She had a son and a daughter, and the family are keen supporters of the local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Her son, Simon Carty, 21, is on the Meath Senior Gaelic Athletic Assocation football team and was looking after their small farm while his parents went away, according to Associated Press. Her daughter Hazel, 18, is understood to be on a separate holiday after finishing her exams. | |
| Simon Carty has flown out to Tunisia to be at his father’s side. Hazel has arrived back in Ireland from Turkey as the Robinstown community in Co Meath prepare for Lorna Carty’s funeral, which might take place this week. | |
| Laurence and Martina Hayes from Co Westmeath, Ireland | Laurence and Martina Hayes from Co Westmeath, Ireland |
| The latest Irish victims of the Tunisian terror attack have been confirmed as Laurence and Martina Hayes, a couple in their 50s, who had one daughter, 30-year-old Sinead. | The latest Irish victims of the Tunisian terror attack have been confirmed as Laurence and Martina Hayes, a couple in their 50s, who had one daughter, 30-year-old Sinead. |
| Laurence Hayes was an inspector for the Bus Éireann coach company and was well known in his home town of Athlone in the Irish midlands. His wife Martina originally came from a large well-respected farming family in Kiltoom, Co Roscommon, not far from Athlone. | |
| Lana Lemaire from Namur, southern Belgium | Lana Lemaire from Namur, southern Belgium |
| Lana Lemaire, the Ukrainian wife of the injured Belgian national Emile Lemaire, lived in Namur, in the southern French-speaking region of Wallonia, according to Belgian media. | Lana Lemaire, the Ukrainian wife of the injured Belgian national Emile Lemaire, lived in Namur, in the southern French-speaking region of Wallonia, according to Belgian media. |
| She had a grownup son and worked in the kitchens at the Saint-Luc medical clinic in the Bouge area of the city, reports say. | |
| A spokesman for the municipal authority told local media her husband was a well-known figure on the local basketball scene, where he had been a volunteer for decades. “Police have been mobilised to provide psychological support and appropriate assistance to Mr Lemaire and his family,” a spokesman told La Libre. | A spokesman for the municipal authority told local media her husband was a well-known figure on the local basketball scene, where he had been a volunteer for decades. “Police have been mobilised to provide psychological support and appropriate assistance to Mr Lemaire and his family,” a spokesman told La Libre. |
| Emile Lemaire, who was on holiday with his wife and two friends, related their ordeal on Friday in an interview with L’Avenir. He described them taking refuge under chairs as the gunman opened fire on the beach, hitting him in the arm. | Emile Lemaire, who was on holiday with his wife and two friends, related their ordeal on Friday in an interview with L’Avenir. He described them taking refuge under chairs as the gunman opened fire on the beach, hitting him in the arm. |
| When he spoke to the media, his wife had been taken to hospital unconscious, but he had not known where. He was desperately trying to make contact with the Belgian and Tunisian authorities. He was told on Saturday that she had died. | When he spoke to the media, his wife had been taken to hospital unconscious, but he had not known where. He was desperately trying to make contact with the Belgian and Tunisian authorities. He was told on Saturday that she had died. |