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Second victim of Reading terror attack named as American who was 'brilliant and loving'

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The second victim of the Reading terror attack has been named as an American expat who lost his husband to colon cancer six years ago.

Joe Ritchie-Bennett, 39, was from the US city of Philadelphia and had been living in the UK for 15 years, working for a Dutch pharmaceutical company based in Reading.

His late husband Ian, 32, died in December 2014 after a short battle with colon cancer. Mr Ritchie-Bennett was enjoying the sunshine in Forbury Gardens with friends, including fellow victim James Furlong, when they were attacked just before 7pm on Saturday.

Paying tribute to his son, the American man's devastated father has called it a "senseless" attack. Robert Ritchie, who lives in Philadelphia, told CBS News: “The family is heartbroken they

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