Ann Widdecombe's killing in her home is now being treated as a potential terror incident, after Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) took over the investigation and re-arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of preparing or instigating acts of terrorism. The former Conservative MP, 78, was found dead with severe injuries at her property in Haytor, Devon, on Thursday 9 July, police said.
Devon and Cornwall Police initially launched a straightforward murder inquiry. Officers were called to Widdecombe's house by the ambulance service at around 11.40am that day, and the veteran politician was pronounced dead at the scene. A 28-year-old white British man from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday 11 July and has remained in custody since.
