British lawmaker dies after stabbing assault, police say

LONDON — David Amess, a member of the U.Ok. Parliament, has died after being stabbed a number of occasions on Friday at a church in southeast England.

The assault occurred on the Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, within the county of Essex. Sky Information reported {that a} man had walked into his constituency workplace and stabbed him a number of occasions.

Essex Police said that an individual had been arrested following the incident, and confirmed {that a} man had died.

“We had been known as to an deal with in Eastwood Highway North shortly after 12.05pm right this moment (Friday 15 October). We attended and located a person injured. He was handled by emergency companies however, sadly, died on the scene,” the police stated in a press release.

“A 25 year-old man was rapidly arrested after officers arrived on the scene on suspicion of homicide and a knife was recovered. He’s at present in custody. We’re not in search of anybody else in reference to this incident.”

The BBC reported that an air ambulance had been despatched to the scene.

Amess, a member of Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservative Get together, represented the Southend West constituency and was first elected to Parliament to symbolize Basildon in 1983.

Former U.Ok. Prime Minister David Cameron known as the assault “devastating, horrific and tragic information.”

Former Conservative Get together chief Iain Duncan Smith stated his ideas had been along with his household.

“Shocked to listen to my very long time good buddy/colleague has died because of a determined assault in his surgical procedure,” he stated by way of Twitter.

In 2016, British lawmaker Jo Cox was shot dead whereas assembly with constituents in an assault that halted campaigning over the Brexit referendum vote.