was the 26 year old told police that he was a supporter of the islamic state group and he wanted to go to syria to fight but when that was not possible, he wanted to send a message here. he chose to do that by killing an mp. you look for many different mps before deciding upon 69 year old sir david who was tragically killed on the 15th of october of last year today, he stood trial on two counts, preparing acts of terrorism and the murderous or david, he was found guilty on both. it is the 15th october last year and in the leafy suburbs of leigh on sea a man has murdered an mp. they say he s got a knife.
much loved local mp. the murder here at the methodist church rocked british politics, sir david amess was the second mp to be killed, in just over five years. his assassination and that ofjo cox risked undermining a fundamental principle of british politics, that mps should be easily available to those they represent. daniel sandford, bbc news, leigh on sea. matt, tell us what happened in court? a , matt, tell us what happened in court? , ., ., court? martine, the “my heard how 27-year-old court? martine, the “my heard how 27-year-old au court? martine, thejury heard how 27-year-old ali harbi court? martine, thejury heard how 27-year-old ali harbi ali court? martine, thejury heard how 27-year-old ali harbi ali had - court? martine, thejury heard how 27-year-old ali harbi ali had been | 27 year old ali harbi ali had been looking for a victim to send a message and although it was sir david amess who tragically died on 15th october, he was by no means the first mp on that list
of today s news. clive, thank you very much. the man who stabbed the mp sir david amess during a constituency surgery in essex last october was found guilty by a jury today of his murder. ali harbi ali was radicalised by the islamic state group. the 26 year old said he wanted to target mps who had voted in favour of air strikes on syria. he ll be sentenced on wednesday. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani was at the old bailey. 15th october last year, and in the leafy suburbs of leigh on sea, a man hasjust murdered an mp. they say he s got a knife and he s just stabbed someone. two officers with just batons and pepper spray are the first to the scene. they decide they can t wait for firearms or taser units to arrive. stay back, yeah?
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specialist help can cut repeat visits by more than 80%, potentially saving the nhs millions of pounds, and reducing the pressure on an already stretched service. dominic hughes, bbc news. let s head to southend on sea now for the memorial service that is being held for the conservative mp sir david amess, who was killed last month. he was stabbed to death on 15th october. today in st mary s church is there a private service for those closest to him. we were hearing earlier from closest to him. we were hearing earlierfrom sir closest to him. we were hearing earlier from sir david friend and colleague, mark francois, who will deliver a eulogy. we have been hearing from his constituents about