26-Year Old Man Convicted of Murdering MP David Amess

A 26-year old man was found guilty of stabbing British Conservative MP David Amess multiple times to death, media outlets reported on Monday.

The Guardian reported that Ali Harbi Ali stabbed Amess to death on 15 October 2021, noting that Ali was involved in terrorist violence.

Amess was stabbed to death during an event in his local constituency in southeast England.

“He [Amess] was treated by emergency services but, sadly, died at the scene,” police said. “A 25-year-old man was quickly arrested after officers arrived at the scene on suspicion of murder and a knife was recovered.”

He was the second MP in just over five years to be murdered by a terrorist; in 2016, an extreme right-wing attacker assassinated the Labour MP Jo Cox.

Her widow, Brendan Cox, said after Ali’s conviction: “The terrorist will rot in jail and die in ignominy. David’s name will be remembered, especially by the people of Southend whom he served.

“Terrorists may cite different ideologies, but what unites them is their desire for infamy, their cowardly attacks on the unarmed and the total failure to advance their cause. All of my thoughts and love are with David’s family today.”