MP tells how 'smiling' woman stabbed him
A WOMAN stabbed an MP twice in the stomach during a constituency surgery in revenge for his vote for the war in Iraq, a court heard.Stephen Timms told the Old Bailey yesterday he thought Roshonara Choudhry, 21, was coming to shake hands, and she smiled before lunging at him on May 14 this year.
Mr Timms, Labour MP for East Ham, was sent "reeling and staggering" before retreating into the men's toilets at the community centre in Beckton, east London.
His assistant Andrew Bazeley prised the kitchen knife away from her and she was placed in a "bear hug" by a security guard before police arrived.
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Hide AdChoudhry, who was not in court, is accused of attempted murder and two charges of having an offensive weapon.
Jeremy Dein QC, defending, said she did not recognise the jurisdiction of the court and did not wish her lawyers to challenge evidence put before the jury.