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British lawmaker Jo Cox dies after being stabbed, shot
LONDON - British lawmaker Jo Cox has died after she was stabbed and shot Thursday in Birstall, Northern England. Cox was declared dead by a paramedic at the scene.
A 52-year-old man has been arrested. Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the murder, the BBC reported. Another person, a 77-year-old man, was also attacked, but only suffered slight injuries.
Cox, who represented the Labour Party, was a Member of Parliament for the Batley and Spen constituency. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn commented: 'The whole of the Labour party and Labour family -- and indeed the whole country -- will be in shock at the horrific murder of Jo Cox today... Jo died doing her public duty at the heart of our democracy, listening to and representing the people she was elected to serve.”
More to follow.
Forensics police officers work next women's shoes and a handbag on the ground behind a police cordon in Birstall near Leeds, June 16, 2016. Jo Cox, a lawmaker for Britain's opposition Labour Party, has died after she was attacked on Thursday, police said. (REUTERS/Phil Noble)
Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox is seen during a charity event in Westminster June 6, 2016, in this handout image provided by Press Association. (Yui Mok/PRESS ASSOCIATION via REUTERS)
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