Ali Harbi Ali, 26, was convicted Monday of killing and plotting to assassinate other lawmakers for two years before killing Amess. Ali, from north London, had consumed extensive Islamic State propaganda before attacking Ames in a constituency operating room at a church in Leigh-on-Sea in October 2021. The jury in Old Bailey took less than 20 minutes to convict Ali, who once wanted to become a doctor. The sentence was imposed by Justice Sweeney. He said the murder and the motives behind it were so serious “that the accused should be kept in prison for the rest of his life”. Sweeney added: “This was a murder that struck the heart of our democracy.” More details coming soon…
