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British politician, Jo Cox, dies after being shot and stabbed by a local wingnut

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"block-elements">&NewLine;<h3><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;330404&semi;"><strong>British MP&comma; Jo Cox&comma; 41&comma; died today after being attacked during a visit to her constituency<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;330404&semi;"><strong>Attacker is Thomas Mair&comma; 52&comma;  yelled &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Britain first” as he launched the attack&comma;  he&&num;8217&semi;s been identified as an out of work loner with no known political affiliations<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h3><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;330404&semi;"><strong>Mair ambushed Cox after her weekly townhall&comma; stabbed her multiple times before shooting her<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The mother of 2 elected to British parliament in 2015 on Labor platform&comma;  died of injuries sustained<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;330404&semi;"><strong>Killer arrested at the scene by police<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"block-elements">&NewLine;<h6><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-35027" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;06&sol;jo-cox6&period;jpg" alt&equals;"jo cox6&period;jpg" width&equals;"620" height&equals;"438" &sol;><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong>Jo Cox&comma; tUK Labor MP died after being shot and stabbed several times in her West Yorkshire constituency after her weekly townhall<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>Jo Cox&comma; the MP for Batley and Spen&comma; has died after being shot and stabbed several times in her West Yorkshire constituency near her weekly advice surgery&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The mother of 2&comma;  was pronounced dead at 1&period;48pm by a doctor with paramedics at the scene&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A 52-year-old man has been arrested and police are investigating reports the suspect shouted &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Britain first”&comma; a possible reference to the far-right political party&comma; as he launched the attack&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-35050" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;06&sol;thomas-mair1&period;png" alt&equals;"thomas mair1" width&equals;"694" height&equals;"432" &sol;>Thomas Mair&comma; the loner who killed his MP in an unprovoked outburst<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-35052" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;06&sol;thomas-mair2&period;png" alt&equals;"thomas mair2" width&equals;"703" height&equals;"702" &sol;>Mair is arrested by police at the crime scene<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-35055" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;06&sol;jo-cox4&period;png" alt&equals;"jo cox4" width&equals;"722" height&equals;"380" &sol;>Jo Cox giving her maiden address in parliament last year<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>Cox’s husband Brendam issued a statement in which he said he &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;and Jo’s friends and family are going to work every moment of our lives to love and nurture our kids and to fight against the hate that killed Jo”&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;There was a further attack on a 77-year-old man&comma; who has sustained injuries that are not life-threatening&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Terry Flynn-Edwards&comma; who runs the Divine hair studio opposite the scene of the attack&comma; said a man from a dry cleaners had tried to stop the assault&period; She said Cox &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;walked out of the library with her PA and he was waiting for her&period; He stabbed her first and this guy tried to stop him and then he shot her&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;Prime minister David Cameron called the death a tragedy and described Cox as a committed and caring MP&period; Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Britain would be &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;in shock at the horrific murder” of the MP<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-35053" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;06&sol;jo-cox-crime-scene1&period;png" alt&equals;"jo cox crime scene1" width&equals;"692" height&equals;"688" &sol;>The local library where Jo cox held the townhall shortly before her death<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-35054" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;06&sol;jo-cox7&period;png" alt&equals;"jo cox7" width&equals;"713" height&equals;"446" &sol;>First responders at the crime scene<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>Nick Gannon&comma; 33&comma; who lived two doors down from Thomas Mair – the man named locally as the suspected killer – knew him since he was 10 years old&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It’s shocking&period; He were a quiet guy&comma; you would not think it of him&period; He would cut elderly people’s grass voluntarily&period; There were no reason to think he would be capable of something like this&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;Gannon added&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He was friendly&period; If you said hello to him&comma; he would say hello back&period; He was not aggressive or anything&period; He wasn’t frightening&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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