Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAnn Widdecombe, 78, a former Conservative prisons minister and Reform Party spokeswoman, was found murdered with serious injuries inside her remote home in Haytor, Devon. Her death occurred a week after a re-broadcast of a TV episode of Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House featuring a tour of her bungalow, which she named ‘Widdecombe’s Rest’. A 28-year-old white British man from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was initially arrested on suspicion of murder on July 11 but has been re-arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. Police believe Ms Widdecombe was attacked on Wednesday at about 12:30pm.Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) is now leading the dynamic and complex investigation, continuing to collaborate with local police to establish the full circumstances. In fullTour of Ann Widdecombe’s Devon house aired on TV days before she was found deadMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Ann Widdecombe’s remote home in Devon shown on TV days before her death
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAnn Widdecombe, 78, a former Conservative prisons minister and Reform Party spokeswoman, was found murdered with serious injuries inside her remote home in Haytor, Devon. Her death occurred a week after a re-broadcast of a TV episode of Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House featuring a tour of her bungalow, which she named ‘Widdecombe’s Rest’. A 28-year-old white British man from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was initially arrested on suspicion of murder on July 11 but has been re-arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. Police believe Ms Widdecombe was attacked on Wednesday at about 12:30pm.Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) is now leading the dynamic and complex investigation, continuing to collaborate with local police to establish the full circumstances. In fullTour of Ann Widdecombe’s Devon house aired on TV days before she was found deadMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
