The suspect being quizzed over Ann Widdecombe's murder is a 28-year-old 'loner' who is believed to have driven 275 miles to her Devon home armed with a 'foot-long pole'.The man, who the Daily Mail is not naming, was arrested on suspicion of killing the former Tory MP after a dozen armed officers descended on his council house in South Yorkshire on Saturday night.He is understood to have been captured on CCTV leaving the property on a rundown Rotherham estate between 6.30am and 7am on Wednesday - the morning of the 78-year-old's death.The man, who neighbours described as a recluse, was recorded climbing into a red hatchback before allegedly travelling some five hours to Ms Widdecombe's remote property in Haytor on Dartmoor.Police believe the former Tory minister, who was found dead the next morning, had been killed shortly after midday on Wednesday.Neighbours said the man held over her death was an unemployed 'loner' who rarely left home after becoming increasingly introverted following his father's death last year.But early on Wednesday morning, the suspect, who lived alone, was spotted on CCTV leaving his terraced property and getting into a rundown vehicle parked on his drive.'He comes out of the house and walks towards the red car,' said a neighbour familiar with the footage, which has been shared with the police. Police were searching an address in Rotherham on Sunday where they arrested a man on suspicion of Ann Widdecombe's murder Forensic officers were seen heading into the house, after it was confirmed there is no evidence to suggest the murder was politically motivated Ann Widdecombe was killed in her home on Wednesday last week and discovered 24 hours later
Ann Widdecombe suspect 'drove 300 miles to home with foot-long pole'
The man, who the Mail is not naming, was arrested on suspicion of killing the former Tory MP after a dozen armed officers descended on his council house in South Yorkshire on Saturday night.











