Ann Widdecombe killing was targeted attack, say counter terror police
Counter-terrorism police say a 28-year-old suspect is held on murder and terrorism allegations as investigators examine the motive.
- In a significant escalation of the investigation into the death of former government minister Ann Widdecombe, British counter-terrorism officers have officially taken charge of the case following the emergence of crucial new evidence.
- National Counter Terrorism Policing head Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor confirmed to reporters on Tuesday that the fatal assault on the 78-year-old politician at her Devon home was clearly a targeted attack.
- A 28-year-old white British man, who was arrested in South Yorkshire over the weekend, remains in police custody under a warrant of further detention on suspicion of murder as well as the preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism.
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Ann Widdecombe: a political murder?
“Westminster is reeling” from the news that, it seems, Ann Widdecombe was murdered, said Tim Shipman in The Spectator. “At this stage it is the done thing to urge people not to jump to conclusions” – but “the leaping has already begun”. Nigel Farage declared on Saturday that it was “premeditated murder”; Reform UK clearly believes she was targeted because she was its migration spokesperson. Targeted attackDevon and Cornwall Police had declared o…
The killing raises concerns about the safety of British politicians.
Ann Widdecombe killed in ‘targeted attack’: police
Former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was killed in a “targeted attack,” although the motivation is still under investigation, British counterterror police said on Tuesday. A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder and terror crimes remains in custody on an extended dete
Police say UK politician Ann Widdecombe was killed in a target attack
olice in the United Kingdom say politician Ann Widdecombe was killed in a “targeted attack,” with the investigation now being led by counter-terrorism officers. Detectives have obtained a warrant under the Terrorism Act allowing authorities to hold a 28-year-old man arrested in connection with her death for up to seven days. Widdecombe, a Conservative politician who served in the government of John Major, was found dead in her Devon home on Thur…
Police Respond to Reports of Targeted Attack Involving UK Politician Ann Widdecombe - Internewscast Journal
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