Man appears in court charged with the murder of Sir David Amess
He's been remanded in custody
A 25-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court, charged with the terrorism-related murder of Southend West MP, Sir David Amess.
Ali Harbi Ali, from London, has been charged with murder and preparing acts of terrorism, the Crown Prosecution Service said today (21 October).
The Conservative MP for was fatally stabbed during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea on Friday (15 October) - he was 69.
Ali worse a grey tracksuit and thick-rimmed black glasses and smiled to his legal team as he entered the court.
He then sat silently throughout the hearing, only speaking to confirm his name, age, and address.
The hearing lasted for just over 13 minutes.
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