BREAKING: UK lawmaker stabbed in eastern England has died
LONDON — British Conservative lawmaker David Amess was stabbed to death on Friday during a routine meeting with constituents at a church in eastern England, an attack that united the U.K.'s fractious politicians in shock and sorrow. A 25-year-old man was arrested at the scene.
A motive wasn't given and the suspect wasn't identified. More than two hours after the attack, the force said the man injured in the stabbing had died. It didn't release his name. The suspect is being being held on suspicion of murder, police said. John Lamb, a local councilor, said Amess hadn't been taken to a hospital more than two hours after the attack and the situation was “extremely serious.” His death was announced soon after.
Violence against British politicians is rare, but concerns have grown in recent years about the increasingly bitter polarization in politics. In June 2016 Labour Party lawmaker Jo Cox was fatally stabbed and shot in her northern England constituency. A far-right extremist was convicted of her murder.
But politicians have no such protection in their constituencies. Amess published the times and locations of his open meetings with constituents on his website.
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