Mair was charged with murder, inflicting grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit a crime, and other gun-related charges.
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A petition to award the George Cross medal for acts of great heroism to Bernard Kenny, 77, who was stabbed in the stomach as he tried to help Cox, had gathered more than 11,000 signatures Monday. She also suggested that Mair undergo a psychiatric evaluation at Belmarsh prison.
Cox lived with her husband Brendan and their two children, aged three and five, on a houseboat moored on the River Thames in London, close to the city’s iconic Tower Bridge.
He is accused of killing Cox, 41, as she exited her auto and headed toward a public library to meet constituents Thursday in her home district of Birstall, a small market town outside the northern city of Leeds.
Stephen Kinnock, who shared an office with Jo Cox, said MPs would “never forget” Jo Cox. She will live on through all the good people in the world – through [her husband] Brendan, through us, and through her truly wonderful children, who will always know what an utterly incredible woman their mother was.
Parliament was recalled on Monday from campaigning for this week’s referendum on European Union membership to pay tribute to opposition Labour lawmaker Cox, who worked for aid agency Oxfam before entering parliament past year. Leaders from around the world passed their condolences and raised questions about the tone of campaigning ahead of the European Union referendum. “Above all she was filled with and fuelled by love for humanity”.
Although the motive is undetermined, some politicians and commentators have pointed to the heated referendum debate, where sensitive issues like national identity and immigration have featured prominently.
Cox’s sister, Kim Leadbeater, and other family members made an emotional visit to the town center in Birstall Saturday to view the many floral tributes left to the slain member of Parliament.
The murder, the first of a British member of parliament since 1990, has sent shockwaves around the world.
The President, who is on a tour of several United States national parks with his family, spoke on the phone with Brendan Cox while he was travelling on Air Force One.
‘She would have wanted two things above all else to happen now, one that our precious children are bathed in love and two, that we all unite to fight against the hatred that killed her’.
“Her face was full of blood”, said Ben Abdallah, who campaigned alongside the Labour politician before she was elected to parliament for the first time previous year.
An online fundraising page set up to raise money for charities Cox cared about has raised almost a million pounds.
She said she was “horrified by the assassination” and described her as a “rising star”.
The money will support the Royal Voluntary Service which helps combat loneliness in her constituency; the Hope Not Hate anti-extremism group and the White Helmets volunteer emergency workers in Syria.
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The WhatUKThinks average of the last six opinion polls now gives 52 percent for “Leave” and 48 percent for “Remain”, excluding undecided voters.
