Man Charged Over Sir David Amess Death Could Face Trial in March

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Ali Harbi Ali appearing at the Old Bailey in London by video link from HMP Belmarsh, a prison in London, on Oct. 22, 2021. Elizabeth Cook/PA

The man accused of the terrorist murder of Sir David Amess could face trial in March next year, the Old Bailey has heard.

Ali Harbi Ali, 25, appeared in the crown court for the first time on Friday by video-link from high-security Belmarsh prison accused of stabbing to death the Conservative MP for Southend West during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex.