A relative of a British child believed killed in the terror attacks on a shopping centre in Kenya spoke of her shock, as the Government said it believed six Britons were dead.
Louis Bawa, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, is understood to have lost his daughter Jenah, eight, and Kenyan-born wife Zahira, in the attacks.
Speaking at her home in Leamington Spa, Mr Bawa’s aunt, Shakuntla Bawa, said he was in deep shock at the deaths of his wife and daughter.
Mrs Bawa, who was informed of the deaths by a relative, said: “We can’t believe it… They are a very nice family, very lovely.
“I saw them about five or six years ago before (Zahira) went back to Nairobi.”
It is understood Mr Bawa’s brother, who still lives in Leamington Spa, has flown to Kenya to assist him.
Mrs Bawa added: “Everybody who knew them is shocked.
Prime Minister David Cameron chaired a Cobra meeting to review the situation and said reports now indicated six British casualties.
Following the meeting in the Cabinet Office, defence secretary Philip Hammond said final confirmation on the sixth casualty’s nationality was still needed, but warned the British death toll could rise.
Mr Hammond said: “We have been in touch with the Kenyan authorities throughout.”
Kenyan police said three terrorists had been killed and others injured as security forces moved into the Westgate complex in an attempt to bring the three-day stand-off to an end.
The Kenyan authorities have said 62 civilians have now been confirmed dead while 65 people were being treated in hospital.
Responsibility for the attack as been claimed by al-Shabab an Islamist group based in neighbouring Somalia with links to al Qaida.