Sir David Amess murdered

Sir David Amiss murdered by stabbing at his constituency surgery.
No details so far of motive.

Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the stabbing at a church in Leigh-on-Sea.They said they recovered a knife and were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.Sir David, 69, had been an MP since 1983 and was married with five children.

RIP

Reply 1

Roberts 64

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Very much breaking news with very little details although it has just been reported that David Amess has died after a stabbing at his constituency surgery.

https://news.sky.com/story/david-amess-mp-dies-after-being-stabbed-at-constituency-office-police-say-12434589

Sadly reminiscent of the Jo Cox murder.

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Reply 2

mnot

Universities Forum Helper

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Original post by Roberts 64

Very much breaking news with very little details although it has just been reported that David Amess has died after a stabbing at his constituency surgery.

https://news.sky.com/story/david-amess-mp-dies-after-being-stabbed-at-constituency-office-police-say-12434589

Sadly reminiscent of the Jo Cox murder.

Condolences to his wife, kids, family & friends. Awful.

Reply 3

londonmyst

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Utterly horrifying.
Such a devastating time for his friends and family members.
Looks like the bad apples of twitter couldn't wait until after the funeral to begin the insults and point the finger of blame. :frown:

Reply 4

caravaggio2

OP

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I've seen it elsewhere with the "Tory Scum" Some people are shameless. This can only lead to MPs being less accessible to the people.

Reply 5

Tempest II

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RIP.
One does have to wonder if it was a random attack or if it was politically motivated.

Reply 6

imlikeahermit

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Absolutely horrifying.

No doubt it’ll be some delinquent with a sob story that should have been locked up long ago.

Reply 7

Saracen's Fez

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Let's mourn the person for now and not jump to conclusions without evidence.

Reply 8

Chadmiral Nelson

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Original post by Tempest II

RIP.
One does have to wonder if it was a random attack or if it was politically motivated.

Well there are seemingly plenty of disgruntled 'ist' groups to pick from these days. Far-leftist, far-rightist, radical environmentalist, white supremacist, black supremacist, Islamist, anti-vax/anti-lockdown-ist, dissident Irish nationalist, heck probably even dissident Scottish nationalist at this point.

Reply 9

Dupe Hunter

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That is terrible news, words cannot convey my feelings towards this crime.

Reply 10

Starship Trooper

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Disgusting. I hope they hang the Vermin that did this.

A genuine shame as he appeared to be an actually genuine conservative and a decent person to boot.

Reply 11

minpum

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Was it vaccine-laws related?

My guess this was an anti vaxxer/lockdown sceptic.

Reply 12

doubleGs

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Original post by Starship Trooper

A genuine shame as he appeared to be an actually genuine conservative and a decent person to boot.

Check his voting record. Anti-gay marriage, anti-abortion and didn't care if you or I starved to death.

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Reply 13

SHallowvale

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Pretty disgusting for any MP to be murdered, regardless of their views. At a constituency surgery too, exactly the sort of places we want to see MPs at.

Reply 14

doubleGs

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How do you respectfully and responsibly state fact?
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Reply 15

Starship Trooper

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Original post by minpum

Yes, it was an anti vaxxer who did this.

Source?

Reply 16

imlikeahermit

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Original post by Saracen's Fez

Let's mourn the person for now and not jump to conclusions without evidence.

Oh come off it. We all know which one of two ways it’s going. Either terror related suspect known to police, or, U.K. delinquent known to police, both with history of crime. It’s all well and good mourning the completely innocent MP who’s lost his life, but stopping it from happening again should be key in point straight away.

Reply 17

londonmyst

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Original post by imlikeahermit

Oh come off it. We all know which one of two ways it’s going. Either terror related suspect known to police, or, U.K. delinquent known to police, both with history of crime. It’s all well and good mourning the completely innocent MP who’s lost his life, but stopping it from happening again should be key in point straight away.