Murder of Jo Cox
British Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen Jo Cox was killed after being shot and stabbed many times on 16 June 2016. Thomas Alexander Mair, a 53-year-old gardener, was found guilty of the murder in September. He held far-right views and attacked her because she supported the European Union and immigration.[1] He was sentenced to life imprisionment with a whole life order.[2][3]
| Murder of Jo Cox | |
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 Cox was killed outside Birstall library | |
| Location | Market Street, Birstall, West Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°43′53″N 1°39′40″W / 53.7315°N 1.66098°WCoordinates: 53°43′53″N 1°39′40″W / 53.7315°N 1.66098°W |
| Date | 16 June 2016 c. 12:53 p.m. (BST) |
| Attack type | Assassination, domestic terrorism |
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| Deaths | 1 (Jo Cox) |
| Injured | 1 (Bernard Carter-Kenny) |
| Perpetrator | Thomas Mair |
This was the first time a sitting MP had been killed since 1990, when Ian Gow was killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
Murder Of Jo Cox Media
Memorial to Jo Cox in the days after her death, Parliament Square, London
Cox's memorial at Parliament Square in London on 17 June 2016
A vigil held in remembrance outside Bath Abbey, one of the many that were held around Britain
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References
- ↑ Cobain, Ian; Parveen, Nazia; Taylor, Matthew (23 November 2016). "The slow-burning hatred that led Thomas Mair to murder Jo Cox". The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/23/thomas-mair-slow-burning-hatred-led-to-jo-cox-murder. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ↑ Man guilty of murdering MP Jo Cox. BBC News. 23 November 2016. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38079594. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ Mr Justice Wilkie (23 November 2016). "R v Thomas Mair: Sentencing Remarks of Mr Justice Wilkie" (PDF). Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.