Southend Tory MP David Amess is stabbed multiple times by knifeman
Right-winger Tory MP David Amess, 69, is stabbed multiple times by knifeman who ran into his constituency surgery in Southend Methodist church as armed cops arrest suspect at scene
Sir David, 69, had been holding a surgery for constituents when he was attacked by the knifemanHorrified onlookers saw the stabbing happen as he was being visited by people in his constituency area
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David Amess attending the Paddy Power Political Book Awards at the BFI IMAX, he is the Tory MP for Southend West
MP Sir David Amess has been stabbed in major incident at his constituency surgery in Leigh.
The Tory MP for Southend West, 69, was holding a surgery at the Belfairs Methodist Church, in Eastwood Road North.
A knifeman is understood to have run into the building wielding a knife before attacking the veteran politician.
Horrified constituents waiting to see him and staff witnessed the stabbing and quickly called police who rushed to the scene.
One person posted online: ‘David Amess Southend MP stabbed in Belfairs Methodist church Eastwood road literally as I was outside the building.’
Another posted: ‘Something big going on outside Belfairs Methodist Church on Eastwood Road North near the Woodcutters.’
It is believed Sir David has been receiving treatment at the scene for his injuries.
Earlier this year he spoke out about anti-social behaviour and knife crime.
He was a firm supporter of Brexit and the Leave Means Leave campaign.
Sir David opposed bills furthering LGBT rights, including equal age of consent and same-sex marriage.
Armed police at the scene after the stabbing happened next to an A-board advertising the MP was in the building
Sir David’s most recent Twitter post alerted constituents that he was holding a surgery at the location he was attacked
Pictures showed that police have cordoned off the scene in the aftermath of the attack and said they had arrested one man
He said present strategies were not working and said there needed to be more preventative measures.
His last message on Twitter alerted constituents he was holding a surgery told and the location of where it was being held.
Sir David Amess was pleased to attend an event in Parliament yesterday to support #OnePunchAwarenessWeek
Essex Police said: ‘We were called to reports of a stabbing in Eastwood Road North, LeighonSea shortly after 12.05pm today (Friday 15 October).
‘Officers were on scene shortly after, arrested a man and recovered a knife. He is currently in custody.
‘We are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the wider public.
‘We want to thank the public who alerted us to the incident so quickly.
‘We need anyone who saw anything or has CCTV, dash cam or doorbell footage to contact us.’
Sir David was selected to contest the Basildon seat and was elected as an MP June 9, 1983.
A spokesman for his office in Westminster said: ‘The incident has happened. I don’t know what the incident is. We are still waiting.’
An employee of Jean’s Laundry, near Belfair’s Methodist Church, said she did not know anything about the situation but had seen emergency service vehicles go by.
‘We just saw all the police and the ambulances turning up, it was probably about half past 12 or just before then,’ she told the PA news agency.
‘I saw about two or three ambulances and then an undercover police car and other police cars going past.
‘There’s usually people walking past, elderly people walking to the shops. We’ve still got no idea what’s going on, we’re not very busy on a Friday and no one has come in to talk to us about it.’
Media opportunities to film the start of a Cabinet meeting on Friday have been cancelled, as was a planned interview with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which was due to take place afterwards.
It is unclear whether the Cabinet meeting is going ahead.
