UK MP dies after being stabbed during meeting

A 69-year-old Member of Parliament (MP) from the UK’s ruling Conservative Party died on Friday after he was stabbed while meeting his constituents in south-east England.

Sir David Amess, who represented Southend West in Essex, was attacked at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea during a routine constituency “surgery” meeting to address the concerns of local residents. According to UK media reports, a man is believed to have walked into the meeting and stabbed him multiple times.

‘A man has been arrested on suspicion (of) murder after a man was stabbed in Leigh-on-Sea,’ Essex Police said in a statement.

‘We were called to an address in Eastwood Road North shortly after 12.05pm today (Friday 15 October). We attended and found a man injured. He was treated by emergency services but, sadly, died at the scene, the statement said.

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