The second victim of the Reading terror attack was today named as a ‘brilliant and loving’ 39-year-old American pharmaceutical worker who had been living in Britain for 15 years. Joe Ritchie-Bennett, from Philadelphia in the US, had been working for a Dutch firm in the Berkshire town for about a decade having previously been employed … Read more
As the knifeman approached his first victims, picnickers in the park believed he was simply playing a game. They described watching people collapse after the man appeared to ‘tap’ them. Moments later, they spotted the knife and the blood, and heard people start to scream and run for their lives. A man killed three people … Read more
A security guard has revealed he saw the moment the suspect of the triple murder in Reading was rugby tackled by police yesterday, stating his hands were so covered in blood that it looked like he put them in ‘a bucket of red paint’. Three people were killed and another three were injured in a … Read more
Why was he not deported? Reading terror suspect is 25-year-old ‘Libyan refugee’ who had ‘previously been to prison in UK’ Terror suspect accused of stabbing three people ‘had previously been jailed’ The 25-year-old is thought to be Libyan refugee named Khairi Saadallah Reports indicate he had been previously jailed for a minor non-terror offence By … Read more
A ‘kind and inspiring’ history teacher has today been named as one of the three people killed in a frenzied knife attack in Reading, since declared as a ‘terrorist incident’ by police. James Furlong, head of history at the Holt Community School in Wokingham, was stabbed to death during the incident in Forbury Gardens, Reading, … Read more
The terror suspect accused of stabbing three people to death and injuring three others in an attack in Reading is a 25-year-old ‘Libyan asylum seeker’ called Khairi Saadallah. The suspect’s identity was revealed as counter-terrorism police declared yesterday’s attack a ‘terrorist incident’. Counter-terrorism police will take over the investigation after the frenzied knife attack in … Read more
The hero officer who rugby-tackled a Libyan knifeman who had only moments earlier stabbed three people to death has been praised by police chiefs. The lone police sergeant was able to tackle the 25-year-old knife suspect to the ground, as he tried to flee the scene of the attack in Forbury Gardens, Reading, at around 7pm … Read more
Fears several people are killed in mass stabbing attack in Reading park two hours after Black Lives Matter protest took place as Home Secretary Priti Patel says she is ‘deeply concerned’ by incident Incident took place in Forbury Gardens in Reading’s town centre on Saturday Video posted on social media showed four wounded people lying on grass … Read more
Multiple people are reportedly stabbed in Reading park as police and air ambulance rush to scene Incident took place in Forbury Gardens in Reading’s town centre Video posted on social media showed four wounded people lying on grass They were being treated and one seen being given CPR by police officers Two air ambulances and several … Read more
Liverpool could deal Everton the ultimate humiliation by winning the Premier League title in their backyard next month as football returns after the coronavirus pandemic. The two sides are set to meet in the Merseyside derby during the first weekend of full fixtures following the restart with plenty to play for – and that’s an … Read more