Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Man accused of murdering UK MP to stand trial next year: judge

Sir David Amess was attacked at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

LONDON – The 25-year-old man accused of murdering British lawmaker David Amess will go on trial next year, a judge said on Friday. At an administrative hearing at the Old Bailey in central London, judge Nigel Sweeney set a provisional trial date of March 7. Ali Harbi Ali, from north London, is accused of stabbing Amess … Read more

Man, 25, charged with murder of UK MP David Amess

Sir David Amess was attacked at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

LONDON – A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder, after British MP David Amess was stabbed to death last week, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and police said on Thursday. Ali Harbi Ali, who was arrested at the scene of the killing in Leigh-on-Sea, east of London, last Friday, also faces a separate charge of … Read more