Man stabs UK politician to death in church while speaking with constituents

An unknown man has stabbed a UK politician, David Amess to death in church while speaking with constituents. The lawmaker who is a member of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party was stabbed several times.

The man was arrested as armed police swooped into the church in Essex around midday, officials said.

“He was stabbed several times,” John Lamb, a local councillor at the scene, told Reuters of the 69-year-old member of Parliament.

Without identifying the politician, Essex police said he “was treated by emergency services but, sadly, died at the scene.”

“A 25-year-old man was quickly arrested after officers arrived at the scene on suspicion of murder and a knife was recovered,” the force said.

“We are not looking for anyone else,” police stressed.

Recall that the veteran politician, a married father of five, had been holding routine one-on-one meetings with local constituents, which he promoted on Twitter.

My next constituency surgery will be taking place on Friday 15th October at Belfairs Methodist Church, 251 Eastwood Road North, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4NG.

To book an appointment please email amessd@parliament.uk or call 020 7219 3452 pic.twitter.com/aHhxWPrXXi

— Sir David Amess MP (@amessd_southend) October 12, 2021

It was not immediately clear why the politician — who has been a lawmaker since 1983 — was targeted. His website lists his main interests as “animal welfare and pro-life issues.”

Witnesses told the Sun that armed officers “completely and utterly swamped” the quiet seaside town.