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Police in the U.K. have confirmed that they opened a murder investigation into her death and subsequently arrested a 26-year-old white British national, aAfter news broke on Friday that Ann Widdecombe had died.
Widdecombe, a prominent politician who converted to Catholicism in 1993 and was outspokenly pro-life, was found in her rural home in Devon, on Thursday morning.
At a press conference Friday evening, Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman from Devon and Cornwall police confirmed that the arrest was made on Friday afternoon at an address in Newton Abbot, Devon.
Longman said the incident wasn’t being treated as terrorism and also that there is no information at the moment suggesting it was politically motivated, although the police were remaining “open-minded” throughout the investigation.
He said it was “too early” to comment on whether the suspect was known to Widdecombe.
He also made an appeal to the public to come forward with any information they might have and that the police have set up a portal for the public to submit information.
On Friday afternoon, Devon and Cornwall announced that they had launched a murder investigation and directed Crux Now to a statement on the matter.
“A murder investigation
