The man who
murdered British Member of Parliament Jo Cox in the run-up to June's referendum
on EU membership was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday and told
he would
never be released.
Thomas Mair,
53, shot Cox three times and repeatedly stabbed her as the 41-year-old mother
of two arrived at a library for an advice session with local residents in the
town of Birstall, part of her electoral district in northern England.
Jurors at the
Old Bailey court had heard he had shouted something like "Keep Britain
independent" and "Britain first" during the attack.
They took just
90 minutes to convict Mair, who had been charged under anti terrorism
legislation.
Judge Alan
Wilkie denied a request by Mair to speak after the verdict and told him:
"You are no patriot. By your actions you have betrayed the quintessence of
our country: its adherence to parliamentary democracy."
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