Accused killer of British MP defiant in court

The man charged with the murder of British Member of Parliament Jo Cox, made his first appearance in Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London Saturday. When asked his name in court, Thomas Mair, 52, said, “Death to traitors, freedom for Britain,” and did not answer when asked for his address and date of birth. Cox, 41, was shot and stabbed to death Thursday after getting out of her car in Birstall, a town in her home constituency. The death of the popular Labour Party lawmaker came just one week before a national referendum on whether Britain should remain in the European Union. Both sides in the referendum battle suspended campaigning as a sign of respect for Cox, who became the first sitting member of Parliament to be killed in a quarter-century.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.