Andrei Burnaz, pictured at the Old Bailey today, has told an inquest into the Westminster terror attack how he ran up and down the bridge looking for his partner Andreea Cristea only to find her phone and glasses covered in blood. The boyfriend of a Westminster terror attack victim today broke down in tears at an inquest today as he watched CCTV of their final moments together before she was killed.
Andreea Cristea, 32, was the last victim of Khalid Masood and was flung over the parapet into the River Thames after being hit by his car - and then would-be rescuers left her floating face-down for five minutes before pulling her form the water as they thought she had already died.
Today Andrei Burnaz, who had planned to propose to the interior designer later that day, described the chaos of the aftermath as he ran up and down the bridge hunting for his partner but only found her bloodied mobile phone. He told the Old Bailey inquest: 'I started searching for Andreea and I started running over the bridge. But I couldn't see her'. Mr Burnaz said he ran towards the terrorist's car but was turned back by police trying to clear Parliament Square.
He said that he then rang Andreea's phone - and gained hope because it began to ring - only to find her mobile and glasses in a pool of blood. The couple were taking photos of the London Eye before she was knocked into the river and killed in the Westminster terror attack. Giving evidence at the inquest, Mr Burnaz said: 'It was very busy, very crowded but suddenly I heard some screaming and some noises in front of me.
That sound, something hit something and after that in the same time people were screaming. In the same second I felt a burning sensation on my left foot and another bang, something that was probably Andreea.
