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Westminster terror attack: Fourth victim dies in hospital

Police have confirmed a 75-year-old man has died in hospital after his life support machine was switched off on Thursday evening.

Earlier, the man believed to be responsible for the attack was named as 52-year-old Khalid Masood.

Police said Masood was not the subject of any current investigations and there was "no prior intelligence about his intent to mount a terrorist attack."

  • Masood, who was born in Kent, was known to police and had a range of previous convictions for assaults, including GBH
  • He was also known by a number of aliases, the Metropolitan Police said.
  • Armed with two large knives, Masood mowed down pedestrians with his car on Westminster Bridge on Wednesday afternoon
  • He was shot dead moments later by another officer
  • The first three victims have been named as Pc Keith Palmer, Aysha Frade and US tourist Kurt Cochran
  • 29 people remain in hospital and have been visited by the prime minister
  • Earlier, Mrs May told the Commons: "Our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism."
  • Eight people have been arrested and raids have taken place in London, Birmingham and elsewhere
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'Murdered officer was lovely man who saved my life'

Pc Keith Palmer Credit: Met POlice

A woman has told of how the "absolutely lovely" police officer murdered in the Westminster terror attack had once saved her life.

Pc Keith Palmer, a 48-year-old husband and father, was fatally stabbed by a man armed with two large knives inside the grounds of the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday afternoon.

Giving her name only as Nina, from Orpington, south-east London, she told radio station LBC that Pc Palmer saved her when she worked as a police officer in 2007.

He actually did save my life in a car accident on duty, I was a police officer.

I had a car accident on duty, I was the passenger. I was the passenger and he was one of the police officers who actually saved my life.

I owe him everything. He was a wonderful dad, and wonderful husband to his wife and everything.

He didn't just do his job to go and get paid. He actually cared about the people.

He really did, he was a lovely man, absolutely lovely man, and everyone's going to really miss him.

– Former police officer speaking about Pc Keith Palmer

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