Second Reading terror attack victim named as Joe Ritchie-Bennett
Video report by ITV News Correspondent Martha Fairlie
An American man was one of three people stabbed to death in a terror attack in a Reading park.
Joe Ritchie-Bennett has been named as the second victim of the attack and had moved from the UK to the US around 15 years ago.
Schoolteacher James Furlong was the first victim named in the attack, the third person to have died has not been identified yet.
According to tributes posted on social media, Mr Ritchie-Bennett was friends with Mr Furlong.
Mr Ritchie-Bennett's Facebook page listed him as originally from Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, but he had been living in Reading.
The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper reported that he was 39.
His brother, Robert Ritchie, a captain in the Philadelphia police force, told the paper: “We used to play together every day. We rode bikes together every day. Our family is heartbroken and beside ourselves. He did not deserve to go out like this.”
Mr Ritchie-Bennett’s father, also called Robert, said: “I absolutely love my son with all of my heart and all of my soul.”
ITV News Correspondent Rachel Younger explains since the early morning there has been a steady stream of pupils paying tribute to James Furlong, showing "how deeply loved and respected" he was
A friend said Mr Ritchie-Bennett and Mr Furlong, 36 were “great supporters” of the LGBT+ community.
“Their loss is a tragedy to so many people,” Martin Cooper, 36, who is chief executive of LGBT+ charity Reading Pride.
“They will be sorely missed by myself personally and many in the community.”
Home Secretary Priti Patel lays flowers at the scene of the attack
US ambassador to the UK Woody Johnson confirmed an American citizen was one of those killed in the attack.
Mr Johnson said: “We condemn the attack absolutely and have offered our assistance to British law enforcement.”
A two minute silence was held at 10am on Monday for the victims and their families, while flags on civic buildings will be flown at half-mast for the rest of the week.
The Holt School in Wokingham also held a two minute silence in memory of Mr Furlong and lay flowers in memory of their teacher.
More than 100 students, some holding hands, gathered at the school’s gates as a bell rang out to mark the start of the silence, while a flag in the school’s courtyard had been lowered to half-mast.
Anne Kennedy, deputy headteacher at The Holt School, read out a statement paying tribute to Mr Furlong.
She said: "We are so very sad to report that on Saturday, the 20th of June, James Furlong, our wonderfully talented and inspirational head of history and government and politics, was tragically killed in the terrorist incident at Forbury Gardens in Reading.
"James was a very kind and gentle man. He had a real sense of duty and cared for each and every one of our students.
"He truly inspired everyone he taught through his passion for his subject and his dedication.
"He was determined that our students would develop a critical awareness of global issues, and in doing so, (they) become active citizens and have a voice."
Students at the school said Mr Furlong was "always smiling".
Ella Banbury, 17, said: "He was just a really kind teacher. You would always see him smile - there wouldn't be a time where you wouldn't see him smiling.
"He wasn't just there to teach the subject, he wanted to make sure everyone is OK."
Kate La Cumbra, 17, said: "I joined the school this year and I didn't have any subjects with him but even if you didn't know him, around school he would always be happy to help you.
"He'd always smile at you, say hi."
Another student, Poppy Hind, 17, added: "His smile was the main thing. He would walk around school with a massive smile on his face every single day."
Among dozens of floral tributes outside of The Holt School in Wokingham - in memory of teacher James Furlong - one sign attached to the gates said: "And remember, be safe, be careful and don't do anything I wouldn't do."
One student, who preferred not to be named, said that Mr Furlong used to repeat the motto to pupils at the end of every lesson.
The sign also said "our hero" and "fly high" alongside pictures of the history teacher, while a red and white Liverpool Football Club scarf had been draped over the gates
Home Secretary Priti Patel visited the scene of the stabbing at Forbury Gardens to lay flowers and pay tribute to the victims.
Two people injured in the attack remain in hospital, while one has now been discharged.
A 25-year-old suspect arrested on suspicion of murder and later re-arrested under the Terrorism Act is understood to be Khairi Saadallah, a refugee of the civil war in Libya, who briefly came to the attention of MI5 last year.