Who Was David Amess? The British MP Stabbed To Death In His Constituency

<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>New Delhi: </strong>British Conservative MP Sir David Amess died Friday after he was stabbed during a meeting at his constituency in Essex.The Southend West MP was reported to be meeting his constituents at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, when an assailant attacked and stabbed him, the UK media reported.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">The incident took place around noon, local time. According to reports, paramedics had tried to revive the 69-year-old, who had received multiple injuries in the attack, but he died at the scene.A knife was found at the crime scene.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">The Essex police have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of murder. Quoting sources, a BBC report said the accused is a British national who could be of Somali heritage.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">The police are not looking for any other suspect, the report said. The motive of the crime is not clear yet, and the police said they are investing with an &ldquo;open mind&rdquo;.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed shock over the killing, and called Amess "one of the kindest" people in politics.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Who Was Sir David Amess?</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">Amess had served as an MP for 38 years, since 1983. He initially represented Basildon, before moving to Southend West in 1997, according to a BBC report.<br />Born in Plaistow in east London in 1952, Amess was raised as a Roman Catholic, and was known as a social conservative. The married man with five children had prominently campaigned against abortion, the BBC report said.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">He also campaigned on animal welfare issues, and was in favour of a ban on fox hunting. Amess was a Brexit supporter, and had been campaigning to make Southend a city.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Though Amess had been an MP for 38 years, he never became a minister. He was, however, on numerous Commons committees, including the Health and Social Care and Backbench Business Committee.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Amess had done his schooling in London, and also taught at a school there. Before becoming an MP, he was a recruitment consultant, according to BBC.<br />Amess was knighted in the 2015 New Year's Honours List for political and public service</p>