On sir david amess as of years ago. ali eventually settled on sir david amess as his - of years ago. ali eventually settled on sir david amess as his victim i on sir david amess as his victim almost by chance as the mp for southend west had advertised his constituency surgery on twitter. on october 15, constituency surgery on twitter. on october15, he constituency surgery on twitter. on october 15, he set out from his north london home, taking the train to leigh on sea, and calmly walking to leigh on sea, and calmly walking to the church to murder the much loved local mp. the murder here at belfairs methodist church rocked british politics. sir david amess was a second mp to be killed injust over five years. his assassination and that ofjo cox risked undermining the fundamental principle of british politics, that mps should be easily available to those they represent. daniel sandford, bbc news, leigh on sea. the prosecution said 26 year old ali harbi ali was an intelligent person and