The second victim of the London Bridge terror attack left a poignant past message on social media as her family paid tribute to the Cambridge graduate who was 'intent on living life to the full.'

Saskia Jones, 23, of Stratford-upon-Avon, died alongside Jack Merritt, 25, of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, after Usman Khan, 28, went on a deadly knife frenzy in London on Friday.

On her Twitter account, Miss Jones left a touching message in January 2017, which said: 'I hope that someday when I am gone, someone, somewhere, picks my soul up off of these pages and thinks, 'I would have loved her.'

Both graduates were taking part in a prisoner rehabilitation conference that was trying to rehabilitate the likes of the terrorist who went on to kill them. Miss Jones was working as a volunteer and Mr Merritt as a coordinator.

The 23-year-old's family paid tribute to her 'funny, kind, positive influence', saying she was 'intent on living life to the full'.

Saskia Jones, 23, (pictured) of Stratford-upon-Avon, died alongside Jack Merritt, 25, of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, after Usman Khan went on a stabbing frenzy in London on Friday

Saskia posted this poignant quote on her Twitter account. She was a cadet during her time at Cambridge and also worked as a personal trainer

Saskia Jones (pictured) was working as a volunteer at an event designed to help rehabilitate prisoners

The 23-year-old graduate is pictured before her tragic death in London on Friday

In this undated family photo Saskia Jones, 23, right, who has been formally identified by the police as the woman who died following a terror attack at London Bridge on Friday

Khan was on licence and wearing an electronic monitoring tag when he attended the conference organised by Cambridge University scheme Learning Together at Fishmongers' Hall near London Bridge.

He was shot dead by police after members of the public bravely rushed to disarm him, one with a narwhal tusk taken from the venue.

The attack left three other people injured, one of whom was a member of staff, the university's vice-chancellor Stephen Toope has said.

Today one of the people injured in the horrific attack was allowed to return home, while two others remain in hospital.

Miss Jones's family's heart-breaking statement read: 'Saskia was a funny, kind, positive influence at the centre of many people's lives.

'She had a wonderful sense of mischievous fun and was generous to the point of always wanting to see the best in all people.

'She was intent on living life to the full and had a wonderful thirst for knowledge, enabling her to be the best she could be.

Her fellow Cambridge graduate Jack Merritt (pictured) was a coordinator at the event on Friday

Jack Merritt (left), 25, of Cottenham, Cambridge, was the first victim to be named. He died after being stabbed by Usman Khan (right)

A family photo shows Jack Merritt who died after being stabbed by terrorist Usman Khan

'Saskia had a great passion for providing invaluable support to victims of criminal injustice, which led her to the point of recently applying for the police graduate recruitment programme, wishing to specialise in victim support.

'This is an extremely painful time for the family. Saskia will leave a huge void in our lives and we would request that our privacy is fully respected.'

She described herself on her LinkedIn page as: 'Passionate about people, education, and inspiring others.'

Educated at Bloxham School, a £34,000-a-year boarding school near Banbury, Oxfordshire, whose alumni include former BBC TV journalist John Sergeant, she gained 7A*s and 4As at GCSE, four AS-levels, and four A2-levels.

She became a prefect and spent her time outside school working on research projects examining the psychology behind school shootings and educating children about eating disorders.

Miss Jones went on to study psychology and criminology at Anglia Ruskin University where she joined societies including the Christian Union.

She wrote in her first year: 'I have been a course representative on behalf of my peers, striving for change and ensuring that everyone has a voice.'

Her undergraduate research focused upon violence against women and girls and voluntary work with prison inmates.

Saskia Jones described herself on her LinkedIn page as: 'Passionate about people, education, and inspiring others'

Educated at Bloxham School, a £34,000-a-year boarding school near Banbury, Oxfordshire, whose alumni include former BBC TV journalist John Sergeant, she gained 7A*s and 4As at GCSE, four AS-levels, and four A2-levels

At Cambridge Miss Jones joined its Officers Training Corps as an officer cadet and became a proponent of campus sport

Dr Olivia Smith described Saskia as 'one of those students who makes you so proud to be in this job'

Dr Smith added that 'Saskia's dissertation was so good that I cried with pride when I marked it'

She pursued her passion for criminology at Cambridge, where she gained a first-class degree with honours after taking a one-year philosophy masters in criminology, working as a bartender in her spare time.

At Cambridge, she joined its Officers Training Corps as an officer cadet and became a proponent of campus sport.

She is understood to have applied to join West Midlands Police's two-year graduate programme because she was 'passionate about people' and wanted to specialise in helping victims of crime.

Friends said her attitude to life was summed up by her favourite motto: 'It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up.'

Anglia Ruskin University said: 'We're extremely sad to learn Saskia Jones was the second victim of the London Bridge attack. This has come as a great shock. We're exceptionally proud of her achievements.'

Mr Merritt's family described their 25-year-old son a 'beautiful, talented boy', saying he died 'doing what he loved'.

'He lit up our lives and the lives of his many friends and colleagues, and we will miss him terribly,' it read.

Victim Jack Merritt is pictured on a recent holiday to Seville with his girlfriend veterinary science student Leanne O'Brien

Mr Merritt's best friend Hollie paid an emotional tribute to him on Twitter yesterday

His girlfriend, veterinary science student Leanne O'Brien, learned of her boyfriend's murder just weeks after they had enjoyed a romantic trip to Seville, Spain, to celebrate his 25th birthday.

Mr Merritt believed that Khan's apparent redemption was a powerful case study of how a life could be changed for the better, but it now appears his rehabilitation was a sham intended to hide his murderous intentions.

He was shot dead by police before ISIS claimed responsibility for his attack.

Yesterday his best friend, a woman called Hollie, paid a heartbreaking tribute to Mr Merritt.

It read: 'You were quite simply the best thing, completely golden. Your voice won't be lost, you will never be lost and you will never be forgotten.

'My darling boy my heart is broken. Jack Merritt you deserve the world.'

Cambridge University's vice-chancellor Stephen Toope called the news of the pair's deaths devastating, adding: 'I am devastated to learn that among the victims of the London Bridge attack were staff and alumni of the University of Cambridge, taking part in an event to mark five years of the Learning Together programme.

'What should have been a joyous opportunity to celebrate the achievements of this unique and socially transformative programme, hosted by our Institute of Criminology, was instead disrupted by an unspeakable criminal act.

'I am sad beyond words to report that course coordinator Jack Merritt and former student Saskia Jones were killed.

'Both were Cambridge graduates. Among the three people injured, whose identities have not been publicly released, is a member of University staff.

'Our University condemns this abhorrent and senseless act of terror. Our condolences, our thoughts and our deepest sympathies are with the victims and their families.'

A floral tribute left at the scene of the London Bridge terror attack today says: 'I love you forever, I am so proud of you'

Jack Merritt is pictured above with his father David, and mother, right. Mr Merritt was the course co-ordinator for Learning Together, an education scheme run by the University of Cambridge's Institute of Criminology that killer Khan had attended on Friday

Fellow terrorist planned Lee Rigby-style murder A terrorist jailed with Usman Khan over a plot to kill Boris Johnson and attack London landmarks left prison only to begin planning a Lee Rigby-style murder. Mohibur Rahman, 35, was one of the nine terrorists who were handed long sentences in 2012. Rahman was released in 2015 but while serving part of his sentence at Belmarsh top security prison in South-East London he became friends with two men from the West Midlands, Khobaib Hussain and Naweed Ali. The trio formed a group that they called 'The Three Musketeers' and used that name to communicate with each other on encrypted social media apps. Inspired by the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich in May 2013, they plotted to launch attacks against military targets across the UK armed with knives, meat cleavers and even pipe bombs. A fourth man, Tahir Aziz, joined their plot later. The jury at their Old Bailey trial heard how MI5 had set up a fake delivery company called Hero Couriers, which 'employed' the four as delivery drivers. It meant undercover security officers were able to search the men's cars when they left them on the premises to make deliveries in their vans. The four men – who were jailed for a total of 75 years – received nearly £800,000 in legal aid during the case. Advertisement

Former Conservative MP Nadhim Zahawi tweeted: 'Shocked & sickened to learn that the second victim of the terror attack on London Bridge is 23 year old Saskia Jones from Stratford upon Avon.

'My prayers are with her family and friends. A tragic loss of a young life.'

And the director of the Institute of Criminology, at the University of Cambridge, where both had studied has paid tribute to them.

Professor Loraine R Gelsthorpe said in a statement: 'Saskia's warm disposition and extraordinary intellectual creativity was combined with a strong belief that people who have committed criminal offences should have opportunities for rehabilitation.

'Though she completed her MPhil in Criminology in 2018, her determination to make an enduring and positive impact on society in everything she did led her to stay in contact with the Learning Together community.

'They valued her contributions enormously and were inspired by her determination to push towards the good.

'All of us at the Institute will miss Jack's quiet humour and rigorous intellect. His determined belief in rehabilitation inspired him to join the Institute as a staff member to work in the Learning Together research team after completing his MPhil in Criminology in 2017.

'Jack's passion for social and criminal justice was infectious. He was deeply creatively and courageously engaged with the world, advocating for a politics of love. He worked tirelessly in dark places to pull towards the light.'

The statement added: 'We are grateful to other members of the Learning Together community who bravely risked their own lives to hold off the attacker until the police arrived.

Khan (circled) was confronted by several heroic members of the public, including one who used a Narwhal tusk to try and restrain him

'These men included Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service staff and several people who have spent time in prison. They worked together selflessly to bring an end to this tragedy and to save further lives.

'Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends, and colleagues and students at the Institute and University more widely who were at the event, as well as others who were there and who have been affected and injured.'

Details also emerged yesterday of how members of the public had helped to subdue Khan on London Bridge.

Dramatic video footage showed him being tackled to the ground by at least six members of the public. Witnesses saw the knifeman being wrestled to the ground by members of the public before armed-response officers confronted him at 2.03pm and shot him dead.

A plain clothes police officer can be seen holding a knife on London Bridge during the incident, which left two people dead and several injured

Khan was subject to a curfew and was wearing an electronic tag following his release from prison on licence in December 2018

A kitchen worker called Lukasz, who worked at Fishmongers' Hall where the attack broke out, grabbed a narwhal tusk to restrain the attacker.

His colleague, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Times: 'Lukasz grabbed a nearby pole and ran at him, getting stabbed in the hand in the process but continued to pin him down.

'Being stabbed didn't stop him giving him a beating. Lukasz is a hero.'

Lukasz is thought to have suffered from cuts but is not critically injured.

One man chased the attacker with a fire extinguisher while another used a Narwhal whale tusk to restrain him.

London Bridge 'was revenge for death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi', claim experts The terrorist who yesterday stabbed two people to death on London Bridge may have been acting in revenge over the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Usman Khan, 28, who was shot to death by police yesterday for his terrorist attack, was previously convicted of a plot to blow up the London Stock Exchange in 2012. He was known to security chiefs and checks were underway to find if he had any associates. It is believed that he was one of 20,000 UK jihadi suspects known to police and MI5. Colonel Richard Kemp, ex-COBRA security committee chief, told the Sun: 'If he turns out to be an Islamic terrorist, he was likely inspired by Islamic State. 'It is even possible his action was in revenge for al-Baghdadi's death. It's something ISIS has called for since the US Delta Force raid in Syria.' Al-Baghdadi died after blowing himself up with a suicide vest during a US raid of the Syrian camp he was being held at on October 26 this year. Yesterday's attack coincided with a similar rampage in Holland which saw three children stabbed on a shopping street in The Hague early yesterday evening, Dutch police said. Advertisement

It also emerged that one of the men who tackled Khan was convicted murderer James Ford, who strangled 21-year-old Amanda Champion to death in July 2003.

Tour guide Stevie Hurst also helped restrain the attacker, kicking him in the head.

He said: 'We saw a guy being accosted to the floor.

'Everyone was just on top of him trying to bundle him to the ground. We saw that the knife was still in his hand... I just put a foot in to try and kick him in the head.

'We were trying to do as much as we could to try and dislodge the knife from his hand so he wouldn't harm anyone else.

'The guys that were there were absolutely amazing. Heroes beyond belief.'

The attacker was thought to have had one of the two knives strapped to his arm and had also been wearing a fake explosives device, which was strapped around his waist.

The terrorist was also subdued with a fire extinguisher while another man, later confirmed to be a British Transport Police officer, ran across the road to tackle the knifeman.

Metropolitan Police counterterrorism chief Neil Basu said the suspect appeared to be wearing a bomb vest but it turned out to be 'a hoax explosive device.'

Basu said officers were keeping 'an open mind as to any motive.'

'A number of other people received injuries during this incident. As soon as we can provide further updates on their condition, we will,' he told the press conference.

'Our heartfelt sympathies go out to everybody who has been involved in this and is anxiously waiting for information on their loved ones.

'As soon as we can get that information, we will get it to you.'

The attack has prompted the Ministry of Justice to review the licence conditions of every convicted terrorist released from prison, which is understood to be around 70 people.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed that scrapping early release from prison would have stopped Khan.

Mr Johnson said: 'What I have seen over the last 24 hours has made me angry - it's absolutely clear that we can't carry on with the failed approaches of the past.'

He added: 'If you are convicted of a serious terrorist offence, there should be a mandatory minimum sentence of 14 years - and some should never be released.

'Further, for all terrorism and extremist offences the sentence announced by the judge must be the time actually served - these criminals must serve every day of their sentence, with no exceptions.

'These simple changes, in line with what I've been saying since becoming Prime Minister, would have prevented this attack.'

Home Secretary Priti Patel blamed the last Labour government after Labour's Yvette Cooper asked how the attacker could have been released.

She also told Jeremy Corbyn: 'Your party changed the law in 2008 so that Khan was automatically released irrespective of the danger he posed. Very concerning that you want to be PM but don't understand this.'

In August, Mr Johnson ordered an urgent review of sentencing policy, saying that dangerous criminals must be taken off the streets and punishments 'truly fit the crime' if the public was to have confidence in the justice system.

Terrifying new footage shows moment hero bystanders armed with a fire extinguisher and a NARWHAL TUSK chase knife-wielding terrorist across London Bridge before he is sprayed with jets of water and grappled to the ground

By Rebecca Camber, Crime Correspondent for the Daily Mail and Terri-Ann Williams for MailOnline

This is the moment brave bystanders armed with a fire extinguisher and Narwhal tusk confronted the London Bridge attacker during his terrifying rampage on Friday.

Two people were killed and up to twelve were injured after Usman Khan, 28, attacked innocent people on the north side of London Bridge just before 2pm.

Video footage showed the attacker running across London Bridge wielding two kitchen knives.

Several members of the public chase Khan, before tackling him and disarming him.

Members of the public were seen cornering the terrorist on London Bridge afternoon

Thomas Gray (left) and Stevie Hurst (right), who both work at Small Car Big City, were two of the heroes who came together to disarm the attacker

Another of those who intervened in the attack on Friday was James Ford (right) - a convicted murderer who was out on day release. One brave man, later confirmed to be a British Transport Police officer, ran across the road to tackle the knifeman

One man used a fire extinguisher while another man ripped the tusk of a Narwhal whale off a wall and jabbed it in the direction of the attacker.

The terrorist was then bundled to the ground as other people waded in, while another man hurried away with his knife.

One witness at the scene said the man carrying the tusk had taken it from Fishmongers' Hall and ran out with it after learning of the incident.

Other heroes included a tour guide who helped disarm Khan.

Thomas Gray, 24, and a colleague had just finished lunch in Borough Market when Khan went on his rampage.

The pair, who had been driving tourists around the capital in classic Mini Coopers, had been travelling over London Bridge to pick up some more customers at a hotel when they saw the knifeman being pinned to the floor.

Around six members of the public worked to disarm the attacker after he went on a rampage outside Bank station and Fishmongers' Hall on the north side of the bridge, killing two. Tha man pictured took a knife from the attacker

One man pointed a Narwhal tusk at the terrorist while another sprayed the fire extinguisher at him

Mr Gray and his colleague then bravely got out of their vehicles to help, as three other men attempted to keep the attacker on the ground.

Another man who dived in to help was convicted murderer James Ford.

Now 42, Ford was jailed for life – with a minimum of 15 years – in April 2004 for the murder of a 21-year-old with learning difficulties.

Amanda Champion – who had the mental age of a 15-year-old – was found strangled and with her throat cut on waste ground near her home in Ashford, Kent, the previous July.

On Friday, he tackled Khan and was one of the people who fought to save the lives of his victims.

Tour guide Stevie Hurst also helped restrain the attacker, kicking him in the head.

He said: 'We saw a guy being accosted to the floor

The brave people who chased the terrorist pulled him down to the floor and waited for police to arrive

Police and emergency vehicles gather at Leadenhall near London Bridge as the force continued to deal with the fall out of this afternoon's attack

'Everyone was just on top of him trying to bundle him to the ground. We saw that the knife was still in his hand... I just put a foot in to try and kick him in the head.

'We were trying to do as much as we could to try and dislodge the knife from his hand so he wouldn't harm anyone else.

'The guys that were there were absolutely amazing. Heroes beyond belief.'

The attacker was thought to have had one of the two knives strapped to his arm and had also been wearing a fake explosives device, which was strapped around his waist.

He was a convicted terrorist who had served time in prison and was wearing an electronic tag at the time of the attack.

The paper added he was attending a Cambridge University conference on prisoner rehabilitation being held at Fishmongers' Hall and 'threatened to blow up' the building.

Speaking to MailOnline, one witness said more shots had been fired after the terrorist was shot.

Armed police were seen patrolling the streets early this evening with emergency vehicles being parked up on both sides of the road

The map above shows the the journey the attacker took from the north side of London Bridge before crossing over

Deborah Simmons had been attending a hospital appointment with her mother and had been on the first bus on the bridge, heading towards Liverpool Street.

Deborah, who is in her 50s said she saw the man being shot and was then ushered off the bus towards The Shard.

'We all thought we were going to die, there were people with children running'.

She added that once her and her mother had reached the south of the bridge she heard around 10-15 shots. She also said that one man had ran up to her and her mother, claiming 'someone had a shooter'.

The Met police were unable to clarify whether or not extra shots had been fired.

Metropolitan Police Chief Cressida Dick confirmed this evening that two stabbing victims had died and three injured people were being treated in a hospital.

After the brave bystanders tackled the man to the ground police intervened, pulling the heroes off the terrorist and getting them to safety.

Two young women were seen running near Borough Market after learning of the attack

The officers were then seen lining up in close range of the man, before he was shot.

The violence erupted two-and-a-half years after a van and knife attack in the same area killed eight people, and less than two weeks before Britain holds a national election.

The incident started close to London's main financial hub where thousands of bankers and finance workers travel every day.

It started outside Grade II listed building Fishmongers' Hall. Many buildings in the financial district were on high security this afternoon as roads were closed in the area, many workers were also stood outside their buildings as officers cordoned off the roads.

Extra police officers will be on patrol across London in the wake of the attack, while British Transport Police said there also would be more officers on the transport network including firearms officers and other specialist teams.

In a show of solidarity to those who lost their lives and were caught up in the attack the main political parties temporarily suspended campaigning in London as a mark of respect.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that 'to the best of our knowledge, the incident has been contained' but that details were still emerging.

Johnson's office said the prime minister would chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee, COBRA, on Friday evening.

One man used a Narwhal tusk to fight off the attacker which he had taken from Fishmongers' Hall

Metropolitan Police counterterrorism chief Neil Basu said the suspect appeared to be wearing a bomb vest but it turned out to be 'a hoax explosive device.'

Basu said officers were keeping 'an open mind as to any motive.'

'A number of other people received injuries during this incident. As soon as we can provide further updates on their condition, we will,' he told the press conference.

'Our heartfelt sympathies go out to everybody who has been involved in this and is anxiously waiting for information on their loved ones.

'As soon as we can get that information, we will get it to you.'

A large police cordon remains in place around the north side of London Bridge following the knife attack.

Pedestrian and vehicle access along Upper Thames Street, which runs underneath part of the bridge, is blocked by police at its junction with Swan Lane through to Lower Thames Street at its junction with Fish Hill Street.

The pedestrian cordon extends north-east to Fenchurch Street, at its junction with Philpot Lane, and north to Gracechurch Street, at its junction with Bell Inn Yard.

On the northwest side on the bridge, the pedestrian cordon extends to Cannon Street at its junction with Bush Lane. Monument Station, which is within the cordon, remains closed.