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Counter-terror police are investigating after Conservative MP Sir David Amess died after being stabbed at a surgery in his constituency.
Sir David, who represented Southend West in Essex, was attacked shortly after midday on Friday at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea.
Live updates: Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Conservative MP stabbed to death
He was found with multiple injuries and, despite the efforts of police officers and paramedics, the MP died at the scene.
A 25-year-old man was immediately arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.
A knife was recovered at the scene.
Sky News understands the individual who has been arrested is a British citizen with Somali heritage.
Essex Police chief constable Ben-Julian Harrington said: “The investigation is in the very early stages and is being led by officers from the Metropolitan Police’s specialist counter terror command.
“We made it clear at the time of the incident that we did not believe there was any immediate threat to anyone else in the area.
“It will be for investigators to determine whether or not this may have been a terrorist incident. As always they will keep an open mind.”
Sky News understands a man walked into Sir David’s constituency surgery and stabbed him multiple times, with the MP said to have suffered more than a dozen wounds.
An air ambulance was seen arriving at the scene on Friday afternoon.
Sir David, a 69-year-old father-of-five, had been MP for Southend West since 1997 and first entered parliament in 1983.
He never held a ministerial role during his long parliamentary career and instead focussed his efforts from the back benches of the House of Commons.
Flags at parliament and Downing Street have been lowered to half mast…
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Source : skynews
