A Conservative member of the British Parliament died Friday after being stabbed multiple times at a church meeting.
David Amess, 69, was attacked at the midday meeting, allegedly by a man who walked into the Methodist church with Amess’s constituents.
His office confirmed that Amess was stabbed and the man was arrested.
“He was treated by emergency services but, sadly, died at the scene,” according to police.
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“He was stabbed several times,” said John Lamb, a local official who witnessed the attack.
“Horrific and deeply shocking news,” said Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer. “Thinking of David, his family and his staff.”
Amess’s death marks the third time in recent years a member of Parliament has been stabbed in his or her constituency, according to a report that cited the murder of Jo Cox, a Labour politician, in 2016 and the attack on Stephen Timms, also of the Labour Party, in 2010.
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Amess represented Southend West in Essex, England.
