BREAKING NEWS: Man Accused of Killing MP Jo Cox Gives His Name as 'Death to Traitors, Freedom for Britain' as He Appears in Court
- Thomas Mair appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court this morning
- When asked for his name, he said: 'death to traitors, freedom for Britain'
- Jo Cox, 41, was attacked on Thursday in the street in Birstall, near Leeds
- The MP for Batley and Spen leaves behind a husband and two children
Daily Mail UK, 18 June 2016.
The suspect accused of killing Labour MP Jo Cox appeared in court this morning charged with her murder and gave his name in the dock as 'death to traitors, freedom for Britain'.
Thomas Mair, 52, made his first court appearance following the death of the mother of two who was killed as she headed to a meeting with constituents in Birstall, near Leeds, West Yorkshire.
He was in court just after 10am after he was charged with murder, grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon.
Mair, an unemployed gardener from Birstall, was photographed arriving at Westminster Magistrates' Court in a police van this morning.
Court artist Elizabeth Cook created an image of Thomas Mair after he stood in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London
Thomas Mair arrived in a police van at Westminster Magistrates' Court after he was charged with the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox
The unemployed gardener was also charged with grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon
Mrs Cox, 41, was shot and stabbed at lunchtime on Thursday and her assistant Fazila Aswat, who had just dropped her off outside her constituency surgery, has since revealed how she begged her to get up, but she replied: 'I can't make it, I'm in too much pain.'
She was taken to hospital and declared dead at 1.48pm.
And today, Mair was wearing a grey prison issue tracksuit and when also asked for his address and date of birth he remained silent.
He was handcuffed to a guard in the dock during the hearing and will be held at Belmarsh Prison.
Mair was not required to enter a plea and his lawyer Keith Allen said there was no indication of what plea would be given. He also told the court that legal aid has been applied for.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot ordered that he be remanded in custody until his next appearance, at the Old Bailey on Monday.
Ms Arbuthnot suggested that a psychiatric report should be prepared, saying: 'Bearing in mind the name he has just given, he ought to be seen by a psychiatrist.'
She added: 'Your case is now going to the Central Criminal Court.
'You will be there on the 20th, Monday, for a bail application. You have to be produced on that day.'
Mrs Cox lived on a houseboat on the Thames in Wapping, east London, with her husband Brendan and their two young children.
In a statement after she was killed, her husband said: 'Today is the beginning of a new chapter in our lives. More difficult, more painful, less joyful, less full of love.
The van he was in followed a police escort as it arrived at the court this morning. Mrs Cox, 41, was shot and stabbed at lunchtime on Thursday
Popular MP Jo Cox died after she was shot three times and stabbed as she arrived for a constituency meeting in Birstall near Leeds. She leaves behind her husband Brendan and two children
'I and Jo's friends and family are going to work every moment of our lives to love and nurture our kids and to fight against the hate that killed Jo.
'Jo believed in a better world and she fought for it every day of her life with an energy, and a zest for life that would exhaust most people.
'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.
'Hate doesn't have a creed, race or religion, it is poisonous.
'Jo would have no regrets about her life, she lived every day of it to the full.'
David Cameron and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn both travelled to Yorkshire on Friday to pay their respects to Mrs Cox.
The Conservatives have said they will not contest the seat, out of respect.
The MP - who was elected to represent Batley and Spen last year - leaves behind her husband and two young children.
Mair, 52, arrived at court this morning where he will face charges including the murder of the mother of two
Her husband Brendan changed his Facebook profile picture to this family photo on Friday
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