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Sir David Amess Has Died After Stabbing At Essex Church

Sir David Amess Has Died After Stabbing At Essex Church

Sir David Amess was stabbed at a Methodist church in Leigh-on-Sea

Tom Wood

Tom Wood

Essex Police have confirmed that a man has died at the scene where Conservative MP Sir David Amess was stabbed earlier on today (15 October).

Amess was reportedly stabbed 'multiple times' by a male attacker.

Southend West MP Amess was speaking to constituents at Belfair's Methodist Church.

A statement from Essex Police reads: "A man has been arrested on suspicion murder after a man was stabbed in Leigh-on-Sea.

"We were called to an address in Eastwood Road North shortly after 12.05pm today (Friday 15 October).

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"We attended and found a man injured.

"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.

"He is currently in custody.

"We are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident."

Earlier on, police had appealed for anyone with information or evidence regarding the horrific incident to come forward.

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Their statement said: "We were called to reports of a stabbing in Eastwood Road North, #LeighonSea shortly after 12.05pm today (Friday 15 October).

"Officers were on scene shortly after, arrested a man and recovered a knife. He is currently in custody.

"We are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the wider public.

"We want to thank the public who alerted us to the incident so quickly.

"We need anyone who saw anything or has CCTV, dash cam or doorbell footage to contact us. If you have any information you can submit a report online at https://www.essex.police.uk or use the 'Live Chat' button to speak to an online operator between 7am-11pm.

"Please quote incident 445 of 15 October. You can also call us on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."

Tributes from across the political spectrum have flooded in since the news was broken.

Brendan Cox, the husband of murdered MP Jo Cox, said: "My thoughts and love are with David's family. They are all that matter now.

"This brings everything back. The pain, the loss, but also how much love the public gave us following the loss of Jo. I hope we can do the same for David now."

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said: "Rest In Peace Sir David. You were a champion for animal welfare, the less fortunate, and the people of Southend West. You will be missed by many."

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Topics: UK News, Essex, No-Article-Matching, Politics

Tom Wood is a LADbible journalist and Twin Peaks enthusiast. Despite having a career in football cut short by a chronic lack of talent, he managed to obtain degrees from both the University of London and Salford. According to his French teacher, at the weekend he mostly likes to play football and go to the park with his brother. Contact Tom on [email protected]

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