LONDON, June 16 (Xinhua) -- British Labor MP Jo Cox has died after she was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire, Sky News reported on Thursday.

The 41-year-old politician was also kicked and left lying bleeding on the pavement in Birstall following the attack, an eyewitness was quoted by the broadcaster as saying.

A 52-year-old man has been arrested in the area following the attack, and he has been named locally as Tommy Mair, according to Sky News.

West Yorkshire Police said they were notified of an incident on Market Street, Birstall, where a woman in her 40s had suffered serious injuries. The shooting is believed to have taken place as Cox came out of the town's library where she had been meeting constituents.

Eyewitness Hichem Ben Abdallah was quoted by Sky News as saying that a "very brave" bystander tried to stop a man who pulled out a gun and shot her twice and also assaulted her.

Police presence in the area has been increased as a reassurance to the community, the police added.