Murder of David Amess

Murder of David Amess
Murder of David Amess
Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe
	Belfairs Methodist Church, May 2021
Location	Belfairs Methodist Church Hall; Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
Coordinates	51°33′35″N 0°39′03″E / 51.5598°N 0.6507°E
Date	15 October 2021 ; c. 12:05 pm (BST)
Attack type	Stabbing
Deaths	David Amess
Motive	Islamic extremism
Convicted	Ali Harbi Ali
Verdict	Guilty
Charges	Murder; Preparation of terrorist acts;
Sentence	Life imprisonment (whole life order)

On 15 October 2021, Sir David Amess, a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Southend West, was fatally stabbed at a constituency surgery at Belfairs Methodist Church Hall in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. His killer was Ali Harbi Ali, a British Islamic State sympathiser, who was arrested at the scene. In April 2022, Ali was convicted of murder and the preparation of terrorist acts, and sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order.