David Amess killing: Local residents pay their tributes to MP

Local residents have been paying their respects to MP David Amess, who was fatally stabbed on Friday (15 October) while holding a surgery in a church in Leigh-on-Sea.

Erica Keane, who lives in the locality, said: "I feel as if I have lost a family member, I feel that he was the family of Southend, he was the leader of Southend, and he was everywhere so I feel I am bereaved of a family member and that’s how I feel."

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