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British MP David Amess (69) dies after being stabbed multiple times

British MP David Amess (69) dies after being stabbed multiple times

British MP David Amess has died following an incident earlier today, Essex Police have confirmed

The British Conservative MP was stabbed multiple times at a local constituency surgery in Essex.

It's understood the 69-year-old - who's served in parliament since the early eighties, was treated at the venue in Leigh-on-Sea - but died at the scene.

A 25-year-man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

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