Fury as pro-Palestinian protester films himself spitting on statue honouring murdered MP Sir David Amess

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Wilcock, D. (2026, October 21). Fury as pro-Palestinian protester films himself spitting on statue honouring murdered MP Sir David Amess. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16226919/Fury-pro-Palestinian-protester-spitting-statue-murdered-MP-Amess.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-21 · by David Wilcock

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A pro-Palestinian protester known online as "Angry Jesus" filmed himself spitting three times on a statue of murdered MP David Amess in Southend, sparking outrage. The incident occurred days after the fifth anniversary of Amess's death, and Essex Police are being urged to investigate. Former Home Secretary Priti Patel condemned the act as "sickening and disgusting," while Angry Jesus defended his actions by questioning why a statue would honor someone involved in decisions that led to civilian deaths.
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A pro-Palestinian protester has sparked outrage by filming himself spitting on a statue honoring murdered MP Sir David Amess in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. The footage, posted across social media under the name "Angry Jesus," shows the individual spitting three times on the likeness of Mr. Amess days after the fifth anniversary of his murder during a constituency meeting. Despite posting the video himself, the protester bizarrely claimed it was not him in comments. Former Home Secretary and Essex MP Dame Priti Patel called for an investigation into this "sickening and disgusting act." The statue, which was unveiled by Sir David’s family in 2024, has become a target of controversy over Mr. Amess's support for the Iraq War.

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Essex Leigh-on-Sea Southend the Iraq war

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Essex GPE · 6× Amess PERSON · 5× David PERSON · 5× Ali Harbi Ali PERSON · 2× Leigh-on-Sea GPE · 2× Southend GPE · 2× 'Angry Jesus' PERSON · 1× Angry Jesus PERSON · 1× Dame Priti Patel PERSON · 1× David Amess PERSON · 1×

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Despite posting the first-person footage he bizarrely claimed in the comments that it was not him spitting on the statue, adding: 'If I catch the person who did, I’ll #grrrrrr.' Former home secretary and Essex MP Dame Priti Patel, who joined Mr Amess's family to unveil the sculpture in 2024, said: 'This is a sickening and disgusting act committed by a vile individual. Essex Police are facing calls to investigate a yob calling himself 'Angry Jesus' on social media who targeted the statue on the Southend seafront In footage posted across social media he showed himself spitting three times on the likeness of Mr Amess, days after the fifth anniversary of his murder during a constituency surgery The statue was unveiled in 2024 by Sir David's family '
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🔮 'Take the statue down and I am sure whoever is spitting on it will stop.'

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A pro-Palestinian protester has sparked fury by filming himself repeatedly spitting on a statue commemorating murdered MP David Amess. asserted
himself → spark → Amess
Essex Police are facing calls to investigate a yob calling himself 'Angry Jesus' on social media who targeted the statue on the Southend seafront. asserted
who → face → seafront
In footage posted online he showed himself spitting three times on the likeness of Mr Amess, days after the fifth anniversary of his murder during a constituency surgery. asserted
himself → post → surgery
As he did so he said: 'People were just bowing to this p***k. asserted
People → do → p***k
Despite posting the first-person footage he bizarrely claimed in the comments that it was not him spitting on the statue, adding: 'If I catch the person who did, I’ll #grrrrrr.' Former home secretary and Essex MP Dame Priti Patel, who joined Mr Amess's family to unveil the sculpture in 2024, said: 'This is a sickening and disgusting act committed by a vile individual. Essex Police are facing calls to investigate a yob calling himself 'Angry Jesus' on social media who targeted the statue on the Southend seafront In footage posted across social media he showed himself spitting three times on the likeness of Mr Amess, days after the fifth anniversary of his murder during a constituency surgery The statue was unveiled in 2024 by Sir David's family ' asserted
statue → post → family
'He always debated political differences with dignity. asserted
He → debate → dignity
'To disrespect his life and legacy in this way is dreadful.' asserted
disrespect → disrespect → way
Sir David, 69, was killed by Ali Harbi Ali at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex on October 15 2021. asserted
David → kill → October
Ali was convicted in 2022 and given a whole life order for murder and the preparation of terrorist acts. asserted
Ali → convict → acts
Angry Jesus doubled down on his sickening behaviour when he was confronted in social media comments by people criticising his video. asserted
he → double → video
Sir David, 69, was killed by Ali Harbi Ali at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex on October 15 2021 Former Home Secretary and Essex MP Dame Priti Patel, who joined Mr Amess's family to unveil the sculpture in 2024 (pictured), said: 'This is a sickening and disgusting act committed by a vile individual' He replied: 'Why do we have a statue of someone who was partly responsible for the murdering of 1 million people? asserted
who → kill → people
That doesn’t set a good example for future generations. asserted
That → set → generations
'What about all those parents he was partly response (sic) for murdering? asserted
he → murder → parents
Do you care about their children? ' asserted
you → care → children
I don’t want to see someone as heartless as Mr Amess on my morning run. asserted
I → want → run
'Take the statue down and I am sure whoever is spitting on it will stop.' asserted
spitting → take → it
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