Family of terror attack victim backs new law for security in public spaces

Michelle Jones' 23-year-old daughter was killed alongside Jack Merritt, 25 in the attack near London Bridge exactly one year ago.

Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, were killed in the Fishmongers’ Hall terror attack in November 2019 (Metropolitan Police/PA)

The family of a young woman killed in the Fishmongers’ Hall terror attack is taking part in consultations for a new law to ensure “proper security” in public spaces.

Saskia Jones’s mother Michelle Jones said she wants new legislation to help “avoid another family being torn apart in similar circumstances”.