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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Aletha Adu

Nothing to suggest Ann Widdecombe death politically motivated, say police

A police officer in black uniform lifts blue and white cordon tape on a residential road near a police van
Police outside the home of Ann Widdecombe in Dartmoor on Saturday. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Police have said there is nothing to suggest the death of Ann Widdecombe was politically motivated.

Speaking at a press conference on Sunday morning, the assistant chief constable of Devon and Cornwall police, Matt Longman, said detectives were open-minded about the motive for the killing, but stressed there was no evidence to suggest it had been politically motivated. He also said it was not being treated as terrorism.

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