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Family calendar ‘locked in time’ since Reading murders, says brother of victim

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The brother of one of the victims of the Reading terror attack has emotionally told an inquest the family calendar has been “locked in time” since his death.

Joseph Ritchie-Bennett was killed alongside James Furlong and David Wails on June 20 2020 in Forbury Gardens by Libyan refugee Khairi Saadallah.

The full inquest into their deaths began at the Old Bailey on Monday, where distant CCTV footage of the killings was played to the court as well as recordings of distressing 999 calls.

Emotional pen portraits of the three murder victims were also delivered to the inquest

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