Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering Ann Widdecombe, Former U.K. Politician
The police said they had arrested a 26-year-old British man after Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former lawmaker, was found dead with serious injuries on Thursday.
British police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering Ann Widdecombe, a British right-wing politician who was found dead on Thursday with serious injuries.
Ms. Widdecombe, 78, was a former lawmaker and government minister who found new fame after she left the British Parliament, appearing on popular TV shows, including the British equivalent of “Dancing With The Stars.”
In a statement on Friday afternoon, the police said they were called to an address in Haytor, in Devon, southwest England, by the ambulance service on Thursday, where Ms. Widdecombe’s body was found having “sustained serious injuries.”
At a news conference several hours later, the police said they had arrested a 26-year-old man in Newton Abbot, in Devon, and said that the incident was not being treated as a case of terrorism.
Matt Longman, assistant chief constable at Devon and Cornwall, said he had “no information” to suggest it was “a politically-motivated crime.”
