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Sir Davis Amess death: How emergency services responded to MP's stabbing

Conservative MP Sir David Amess was speaking to voters at a church in the town of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, when he was stabbed to death on Friday. Here's how the emergency services responded in the initial aftermath of the attack.

16 October 2021

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