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Counter-Terrorism Police Take Over Ann Widdecombe Investigation After "New Evidence"
Counter-terrorism police say new evidence has shifted the inquiry, and a 28-year-old man has been rearrested on suspicion of terrorism.
- Counter Terrorism Policing South East is now leading the murder investigation into former MP Ann Widdecombe after "new information and evidence have come to light," officials announced on Monday.
- A 28-year-old white British man was arrested in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on Saturday and subsequently re-arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation, or instigation of acts of terrorism.
- Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in Haytor, Devon, on Thursday; police believe the Reform UK spokeswoman sustained serious injuries during an attack last Wednesday.
- Authorities previously stated there was "nothing to suggest that it was politically motivated," though the shift to counter-terrorism policing signals a broadened scope for the investigation.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will update the House of Commons on Monday, while police pursue multiple lines of enquiry to establish the attack's motivation.
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