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Sir David Amess killer given whole life sentence

Sir David Amess killer given whole life sentence

IS fanatic Ali Harbi Ali who brutally murdered MP Sir David Amess, has today received a whole-life sentence for the murder.

A whole-life sentence is to be remanded into prison for life without parole, which was last served to Sarah Everard’s killer.

Ali stabbed the MP for Southend West around 20 times, after he allegedly tricked his way into the constituency surgery in Essex.

At the Old Bailey, Judge Mr. Justice Sweeney said: ” This was a murder that struck at the heart of our democracy”.

The Jury reportedly took 18 minutes to convict Ali of murder and preparing acts of terrorism.

They heard how Ali pretended to be an NHS worker to get into an event, giving him a prime opportunity to kill the MP.

Jurors also heard how the convicted killer had planned out other attacks on MPs, including Minister Michael Gove who Ali believed, was a threat to Muslims.

Ali had denied the charges and previously claimed he targeted the MP over his vote for airstrikes on Syria.

During the trial, Ali reportedly said: “If I thought I did anything wrong, I wouldn’t have done it”.

Mr Sweeney went on to say: “The defendant has no remorse or shame for what he has done- quite the reverse

” e had done nothing whatsoever to justify the attack upon him, let alone his murder.

“On the contrary, he had devoted 38 years of his life to the lawful service of the public, and was engaged in doing so when he was murdered”.

The court was told he had planned to die as a “martyr”.

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