Man arrested on suspicion of murder in Ann Widdecombe investigation, police say
Police say the suspect is a white British national and the investigation remains live, with no evidence so far of a terrorism link.
- On Saturday, July 11, Devon and Cornwall Police arrested a 28-year-old man in South Yorkshire on suspicion of murdering Ann Widdecombe.
- Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former MP, was found dead at her home in Haytor, Dartmoor, on Thursday, July 9, after being attacked around 12.30pm the previous day.
- A 26-year-old man previously arrested in Newton Abbot on Friday, July 10, was released from custody on Saturday, July 11.
- Police confirmed the 28-year-old suspect is in custody, stating there is "no information to suggest that this is a terrorism related incident."
- Widdecombe began her career as a Conservative MP in Kent in 1987, later serving as an MEP for the Brexit Party and as a spokeswoman for Reform.
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Police arrest man over murder of British politician Ann Widdecombe
Police say a 28-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire over the murder of British politician Ann Widdecombe. “The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody,” a statement from Devon and Cornwall Police said. The retired Conservative politician was found dead at her home in Devon on Thursday morning, but authorities believe she may have been murdered around 24 hours earlier. Her body was found with blunt-force i…
Police arrest 28-year-old suspect over killing of UK politician
Former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe, 78, was found dead with 'serious injuries' on Thursday at her home in Devon, southwest England, according to police. The suspect was arrested in South Yorkshire on Saturday. Another man, aged 26, was detained on Friday but has since been released from custody and dismissed from the investigation.
British police have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of murdering Anne Widdecombe, former Conservative Party minister and spokesperson for Reform UK, after she was found dead in her home in Devon.
British police have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of the murder of former British minister Ann Widdecombe. The arrest took...
Just hours earlier, police had released a 26-year-old man who had been arrested on Friday on suspicion of murder.
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