UK MP David Amess dies after being stabbed multiple times
David Amess, a conservative British member of Parliament, died Friday after being stabbed multiple times, officials said.
Amess, 69, represented Southend West in Essex.
He was attacked while holding his monthly “meet and greet” with voters at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, British outlet Sky News reported.
The motive behind the attack is unknown.
Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock - PHOTO: David Amess, Conservative MP for Basildon, in Westminster, London, May 25, 2021.
Essex Police were called to reports of a stabbing shortly after 12:05 p.m. local time and found a man injured.
"He was treated by emergency services but, sadly, died at the scene," police said in a press release.
Andrew Couldridge/Reuters - PHOTO: Police officers stand near Belfairs Methodist Church where MP David Amess was doing his monthly "meet and greet" with constituents and stabbed in Leigh-on-Sea, Britain on Oct. 15, 2021.
Police said a 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the stabbing and a knife was recovered at the scene. Authorities are not looking for any other suspects in the incident.
David Amess, a conservative British member of Parliament, died Friday after being stabbed multiple times, officials said.
Amess, 69, represented Southend West in Essex.
He was attacked while holding his monthly “meet and greet” with voters at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, British outlet Sky News reported.
The motive behind the attack is unknown.
Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock - PHOTO: David Amess, Conservative MP for Basildon, in Westminster, London, May 25, 2021.
Essex Police were called to reports of a stabbing shortly after 12:05 p.m. local time and found a man injured.
"He was treated by emergency services but, sadly, died at the scene," police said in a press release.
Andrew Couldridge/Reuters - PHOTO: Police officers stand near Belfairs Methodist Church where MP David Amess was doing his monthly "meet and greet" with constituents and stabbed in Leigh-on-Sea, Britain on Oct. 15, 2021.
Police said a 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the stabbing and a knife was recovered at the scene. Authorities are not looking for any other suspects in the incident.
and no one saw nothing?!?
