A British lawmaker in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party was stabbed to dying on Friday in a church by a person who walked into a gathering with voters from his electoral district.
David Amess, 69, who represents Southend West in Essex, japanese England, was stabbed at round noon at a gathering on the Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea.
Armed police swooped in on the church and stated a person had been arrested. Police stated they weren’t on the lookout for anybody else in reference to the incident.
“He (Amess) was treated by emergency services but, sadly, died at the scene,” police stated.
“A 25-year-old man was quickly arrested after officers arrived at the scene on suspicion of murder and a knife was recovered.”
