A man has been arrested after a stabbing where a British Conservative party lawmaker was meeting constituents, police say
David Amess, 69, who represents Southend West in Essex, was stabbed at around midday at a meeting at a Methodist Church by a man who walked into a meeting with voters from his electoral district, a witness at the scene told Reuters.Essex Police said in a statement on their website they were"called to reports of a stabbing" in the Leigh-on-Sea area Friday. They said a man had been arrested at the scene and taken into custody. A knife was also recovered from the area.
"A man's been arrested following an incident in #LeighonSea," Essex Police wrote in a tweet."We were called to reports of a stabbing in Eastwood Rd North shortly after 12.05pm. A man was arrested shortly after & we're not looking for anyone else."Read MoreThe leader of the main opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer reacted to the news on Twitter, writing:"Horrific and deeply shocking news. Thinking of David, his family and his staff.
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