Suspect Charged with Murdering British MP

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Sole suspect Thomas Mair has been charged with murdering British MP Jo Cox and will appear in court later Saturday, police said.

Cox was attacked with a knife and a firearm outside her constituency surgery in the village of Birstall, northern England, on Thursday.

Mair, 52, who is from the Yorkshire village, was arrested close to the scene.

West Yorkshire Police’s Detective Superintendent Nick Wallen, who is leading the investigation, said in a brief statement that Mair had been charged with a string of crimes related to Cox’s death.

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