Murder accused was ‘smug and self-satisfied’ after stabbing to death Sir David Amess MP, court hears

Sir David Amess’ assistant said a terror suspect had a look of “self-satisfaction and smugness” in the moments after he is accused of murdering the MP at a constituency surgery.

Julie Cushion told the Old Bailey she greeted Ali Harbi Ali when he arrived to meet with Sir David at a church in Leigh-on-Sea, and said she heard a “piercing scream” at the time of the stabbing.