Westminster attack: Funeral held for Romanian woman who died after falling in Thames

The funeral service has taken place for the Romanian woman thrown into the River Thames in the Westminster terror attack.

Andreea Cristea became the fifth victim of the attack carried out by extremist Khalid Masood when she died last month after a 15-day fight for life.

Miss Cristea was hurled into the Thames when Masood drove his car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge on 22 March.

She was pulled alive from the water and taken to the Royal London Hospital, where she died two weeks later after suffering multiple organ failure and extensive brain damage.

The 31-year-old had been visiting London with her boyfriend Andrei Burnaz, who was reportedly planning to propose to her during the trip. The day of the attack had been his birthday.

Dozens of mourners attended the service for Miss Cristea at St Mary's Church near the dockyards in the Black Sea city of Constanta, in Romania.

In a statement released after her death, her family and Mr Burnaz, who suffered a broken foot in the attack, said Miss Cristea would "always be remembered as our shining ray of light that will forever keep on shining in our heart".

Masood injured scores of people when he drove his car at speed along the pavement, coming to a halt close to the Palace of Westminster.

He stabbed and killed police officer PC Keith Palmer before being shot dead by armed officers.

Others who lost their lives in the attack were 75-year-old retired window cleaner Leslie Rhodes, Spanish teacher and mother-of-two Aysha Frade and American tourist Kurt Cochran.