The Road to London Bridge: How I went from a life of violence to stopping the terror attack Fishmongers’ Hall

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Gallant was on his first day release at a Learning Together conference set up to help rehabilitate prisoners when the attack took place in the Fishmongers’ Hall next to London Bridge last November. I did not know Saskia personally, but I know she was highly respected and loved by the Learning Together community. He was taking part in a Learning Together event at Fishmongers’ Hall, next to London Bridge, along with several other people who had spent time in prison, including Mr Gallant. After an application by his solicitor Neil Hudgell, Steve was granted a Royal Pardon which cut 10 months off his jail term. This article was amended on 23 October 2020 because an earlier version said that Gallant could “apply for parole next June”.

Meet Steve Gallant, a man whose life took a dramatic turn when he was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in 2005.It came after Mr Koczocik used a long ceremonial pike taken from the walls of the Grade II-listed building to disarm Khan. But the family of Barrie Jackson represented their strong disapproval towards the release of Gallant.

He is also the co-founder of Own Merit CIC, a social enterprise that provides vital resettlement support to prison leavers, helping them reintegrate into society with dignity and purpose. His story will captivate and inspire, leaving you with a renewed sense of hope and a belief in the power of second chances. The prostitute was beaten brutally and received multiple facial injuries, and could be the reason that Steven targeted Jackson’s face. Now on 17 October, he received a pardon from her majesty under the act of “exceptional act of bravery” and get 10 months early release. According to eyewitnesses he was wearing a bomber jacket and determined to kill as many people as possible.Attending a Learning Together event at Fishmongers' Hall, hosted by his mentor Jack Merritt and attended by Saskia Jones, Steve found himself face to face with a terrifying threat. They were jointly on a jail rehabilitation visit to London when the radicalised Khan produced two knives, attacking and killing visit organisers Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23. Mr Gallant, one of two men convicted of killing Barrie Jackson in Hull in 2005, had been allowed out on licence for the first time when the incident occurred. His thirst for learning led him to achieve a business degree from the esteemed Oxford Brookes University.