The sister of London Bridge terror victim James McMullan has spoken out about the ‘preventable’ death of her brother and blasted the Government for having ‘blood on its hands.’
James McMullan, from Hackney, was last seen outside the Barrowboy and Banker pub, before the attackers brought carnage to London Bridge in June.
Now mother-of-one Melissa McMullan has emotionally remembered her ‘generous’ 32-year-old brother.
Melissa McMullan (right), the sister of London Bridge terror victim James McMullan (left) has blasted the Government for having ‘blood on its hands’
The 30-year-old said: ‘All I could think was that he might have died on his own. That’s the worst thing — the idea that he died on his own without anyone holding his hand to tell him they loved him and telling him everything was OK,’ according to the Mirror.
Ms McMullan is also very critical of the Government for its failure to prevent the deaths.
She says: ‘All three of the terrorists were known to the police. James’s death – all the deaths – were preventable.’
Mother-of-one Melissa McMullan has emotionally remembered her ‘generous’ 32-year-old brother
The London Bridge massacre mastermind Khuram Butt, 27, was indeed known by police and MI5 and in 2016 he even appeared on the Channel 4 film The Jihadis Next Door.
But in the two years before Saturday’s terror attack he slipped down Britain’s 3,000-strong terror watch list.
Ms McMullan added: ‘I don’t even see his killers as human. They were animals.’
Eight people were killed and 48 were injured after a van struck pedestrians on June 3, before the three assailants began stabbing victims in and around Borough Market.
Eight people were killed and 48 were injured after a van struck pedestrians on June 3, before the three assailants began stabbing victims in and around Borough Market
After the attack, Ms McMullan told Sky News: ‘This morning we received news from the police that my brother’s bank card was found on one of the bodies from Saturday night’s brutal attack.
‘They are unable to formally identify him until the coroner’s report begins tomorrow.’
She added: ‘We would like to send our condolences to the relatives and loved ones of all the people who lost their lives. Our thoughts are with them also at the time.
‘We would like to thank the members of the services who did their utmost to serve and protect the population of London from these deranged and deluded individuals.
‘While our pain will never diminish, it is important for us all to carry on with our lives in direct opposition to those who wish to destroy us and remember that hatred is the refuge of small-minded individuals and will only breed more.’
After the attack, Ms McMullan told Sky News: ‘This morning we received news from the police that my brother’s bank card was found on one of the bodies from Saturday night’s brutal attack’