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Man guilty of murdering MP Jo Cox Man guilty of murdering MP Jo Cox
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Thomas Mair has been found guilty of the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox. Thomas Mair has been given a whole life sentence after he was found guilty of the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox.
The 53-year-old shot and stabbed to death the mother-of-two in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on 16 June, a week before the EU referendum vote.The 53-year-old shot and stabbed to death the mother-of-two in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on 16 June, a week before the EU referendum vote.
Mair, who had denied murder, chose not to give any evidence in his defence. Mair did not enter a plea and chose not to give any evidence in his defence.
Mrs Cox's husband, Brendan, her parents, Jean and Gordon Leadbeater, and her sister, Kim, were all in court for the verdicts. Mrs Cox's husband Brendan said he was not there for "retribution" and felt "nothing but pity for" Mair, in a statement to the Old Bailey.
Mair, dressed in a dark suit and blue tie, remained impassive as the verdicts were read out, after one hour of deliberations. In sentencing, Judge Mr Justice Wilkie said Mair had affected to be a patriot, but Mrs Cox was, in the true meaning of the word, a patriot.
Thomas Mair: The man who murdered Jo Cox MP He described her as a wonderful mother, sister, daughter and companion, with a generosity of spirit that was apparent even when faced by a violent death.
Mrs Cox's parents, Jean and Gordon Leadbeater, and her sister, Kim, were also in court for the verdicts.
Thomas Mair: The man who murdered MP Jo Cox
Brendan Cox: 'Jo strengthened, not silenced'Brendan Cox: 'Jo strengthened, not silenced'
Mair was being tried on four charges: Mair, dressed in a dark suit and blue tie, remained impassive as the verdicts were read out, after one hour of deliberations.
Mair was also found guilty of having a firearm with intent, causing grievous bodily harm with intent to 78-year-old Bernard Kenny, who tried to help the MP, and having an offensive weapon, namely a dagger.
Judge Mr Justice Wilkie said the murder was carried out to advance a political cause of violent white supremacism, associated with Nazism.
He said the aggravating feature was the premeditation and planning over weeks, in which he researched his intended victim, the past assassination of a serving MP and matricide, knowing Mrs Cox was the mother of young children.
The judge said he had concluded the offence was so exceptional that it has to be marked with a whole life sentence and Mair will only be released by the home secretary.