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Conservative Party MP David Amess was fatally stabbed in the United Kingdom on Friday during a meeting with local constituents in Leigh-on-Sea, a coastal town in eastern England.
According to the Guardian:
Amess, 69, an MP since 1983 and who represented Southend West in Essex since 1997, was stabbed several times at a church in Leigh-on-Sea.
Essex police said a 25-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder. Officers were called to the scene at about 12.05pm on Friday, a statement said, adding: “We attended and found a man injured. He was treated by emergency services but, sadly, died at the scene.”
The statement did not name Amess as the victim, but sources have confirmed to the Guardian that the MP has died.
Paramedics treated Amess at the scene for a considerable time, with an air ambulance in attendance. The man reportedly walked into the constituency surgery and stabbed Amess a number of times.
Condemnations and expressions of grief for Amess and his family poured in following news of his apparent assassination, including from his political opponents from Labour and the Scottish National Party.
In response, Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon condemned the attack, saying, “Elected representatives from across the political spectrum will be united in sadness and shock today. In a democracy, politicians must be accessible and open to scrutiny, but no-one deserves to have their life taken while working for and representing their constituents.”
And Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer tweeted: “Horrific and deeply shocking news. Thinking of David, his family and his staff.”
Tory Lawmaker Stabbed to Death During Meeting With Constituents in UK
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