Sir David Amess: Ali Harbi Ali pleads not guilty to murdering MP

(BBC) A man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of MP Sir David Amess in an alleged terror attack.

Ali Harbi Ali, 25, from Kentish Town, north London, appeared at the Old Bailey to deny murdering the Conservative politician on 15 October.

Sir David, an MP since 1983, was holding a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, when he was stabbed multiple times.

The father of five — who was 69 years old — died at the scene.

The defendant also pleaded not guilty to preparing acts of terrorism between May 2019 and September 2021.

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