HEARTFELT tributes continue to pour in for Tunisia shooting victim Trudy Jones described as a “lovely lady.”
And flowers were left outside the Highfields Nursing Home where the mother of four and grandmother worked as an activities co-ordinator.
Trudy Jones, 51, was among those murdered while on a holiday at a beach resort in Sousse.
Ms Jones had been due to fly on Monday and was due to beack in work on Tuesday after her week-long break.
But she never made it home from the trip she was said to have planned for months, after a maniac gunman unleashed a horrifying terror attack on the beach-side resort.
Blackwood Labour Cllr Nigel Dix said the attack has been a shock to everyone in the community.
“I don’t think anybody will accept the circumstances around it,” he said.
“There is no justification for this kind of action.
“It is devastating for the family and my heart goes out to them.
“It has been a huge shock to think terrorism can affect your community [especially] in Wales when we think we are far away.
“I am looking to support the community and the family as much as I can, but at this time I think they are going to be overwhelmed by grief.
“[Ms Jones] seemed such a hard working and dedicated person.”
Marie Higgins, a former care worker at Highfields Nursing Home knew Ms Jones from working together around five years ago when Ms Jones worked in the laundry.
“She was a lovely lady,” she said.
“She was always made everybody laugh.
“She was always smiling, very friendly and used to like singing and dancing.”
Meanwhile the government has said Britons killed by the gunman in last week's beach attack will start being repatriated on Wednesday.
Twenty-one Britons have been identified as victims, with nine more believed to among the dead.
The repatriation process is expected to take several days and will be followed by a joint inquest into the deaths of all the British victims which will be opened in London.
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