| Murder of David Amess | |
|---|---|
| Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe | |
 Belfairs Methodist Church, May 2021 | |
| Location | Belfairs Methodist Church Hall Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England |
| Coordinates | 51°33′35″N 0°39′03″E / 51.5598°N 0.6507°E |
| Date | 15 October 2021 c. 12:05 pm (BST) |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Deaths | David Amess |
| Motive | Islamic extremism |
| Convicted | Ali Harbi Ali |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Charges | |
| Sentence | Life imprisonment (whole life order) |
On 15 October 2021, Sir David Amess, a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Southend West, was fatally stabbed at a constituency surgery at Belfairs Methodist Church Hall in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. His killer was Ali Harbi Ali, a British Islamic State sympathiser, who was arrested at the scene. In April 2022, Ali was convicted of murder and the preparation of terrorist acts, and sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order.