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Police in the U.K. have arrested a second suspect in connection with the murder of prominent pro-life Catholic politician Ann Widdecombe, after releasing the man the man they arrested late last week.
Police said they arrested a 28-year-old man in South Yorkshire – more than 200 miles from the village in the English southwest where Widdecombe was found dead – on suspicion of murder around 9pm U.K. time on Saturday.
“The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody,” a police spokesman told journalists.
The statement from police in Devon and Cornwall, whose detectives are leading the investigation, said counter-terrorism and South Yorkshire units “carried out the arrest on behalf of Devon and Cornwall,” but also said authorities do not suspect terror as a motive.
“At this point,” the police statement said, “there is still no information to suggest this is a terrorism-related incident, and at this point, we are not looking for anyone else in connection with this murder.”
Widdecombe was found dead at her home in Haytor, Devon, shortly before noon on Thursday. Police believe she had been attacked the previous day, almost 24 hours before they discovered her body.
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