John Crilly with Jack Merritt, his mentor, who was killed in the attackA man who used a fire extinguisher to confront the London Bridge terrorist was identified last night as a convicted killer on parole who had been mentored by one of the victims. John Crilly, 48, was seen in footage spraying Usman Khan, 28, on the bridge last Friday after the extremist fatally stabbed Saskia Jones, 23, and Jack Merritt, 25, at a prisoner rehabilitation conference. Mr Crilly, who was named by The Sun, was released on parole last year after serving 13 years in prison. He was sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years in 2005 for his part in the robbery and murder of Augustine Maduemezia, 71, in Manchester. He was convicted of murder under joint enterprise, which is used to prosecute…

Source: The Times December 06, 2019 00:33 UTC