Man who murdered MP David Amess smirks as he's told he'll die in prison

The ISIS fanatic who murdered Sir David Amess smirked as he was sentenced to life for the killing.

Ali Harbi Ali, 26, from North London travelled to Leigh-on-Sea in Essex and stabbed the Conservative backbencher 21 times with a 12-inch carving knife on October 15 last year.

Ali smirked and winked at members of the press as he was taken to the cells after his court appearance at the Old Bailey on Wednesday (April 13), the Mirror reports.

READ MORE: 13 of UK's worst criminals who will die behind bars as MP killer gets whole life term

The family of Sir David have said in a statement they felt "no elation" after the homegrown terrorist was jailed, adding: "Nothing will ever compensate for that."

Sir David Amess's family said: "We will wake each day and immediately feel our loss. We will struggle through each day for the rest of our lives. Our last thought before sleep will be of David. We will forever shed tears for the man we have lost. We shall never get over this tragedy.

"It breaks our heart to know that our husband and father would have greeted the murderer with a smile of friendship and would have been anxious to help. How sickening to think what happened next. It is beyond evil."

At sentencing, Mr Justice Sweeney branded Islamic State fanatic Ali “cowardly” for his refusal to accept his guilt and put Sir David’s family through the ordeal of a trial.

The judge said: “Sir David had done nothing whatsoever to justify the attack on him. On the contrary, he had devoted 38 years of his life to the service of the public.

"He engaged in doing it when he was murdered. The loss is one of national significance.”

Mr Justice Sweeney said during the attack by Ali, Sir David “fought bravely and hard against the attack”, adding: