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| Worshipers gather in Jerusalem's Old City, where Hannah Bladon was stabbed to death. Reuters |
By Nancy Flanders
Christian TodayHannah Bladon, the British student stabbed to death in Jerusalem, was passionate, driven and an active member of her local church, her family has said.
In a statement, they said they are 'devastated' by what was a 'senseless and tragic attack' on Bladon, 20, who was stabbed on the light rail line in Jerusalem on Good Friday.
Bladon, from Burton-upon-Trent in Staffordshire, and who was a server at church, was studying at Rothberg International School, part of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A keen archaeologist, she was on a dig earlier in the day.
The Israel Antiquities Authority sent its 'deepest condolences' to her family over the murder.
'Hannah recently volunteered in the IAA excavation at Wilson's Arch in the Western Wall tunnels, and was supposed to return to the excavation after the holiday. May her memory be a blessing,' the authority said.Bladon died in hospital after being stabbed repeatedly in the chest.
A 57-year-old Palestinian man, who was recently discharged from mental hospital, has been arrested.
The family described her in their statement as 'the most caring, sensitive and compassionate daughter you could ever wish for' and said she was also a talented musician.
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