Officials in the United Kingdom said on July 14 that former British politician Ann Widdecombe was murdered in a “targeted attack” last week. Counterterror police also said authorities continued to investigate the incident into the former member of Parliament’s death, the Associated Press (AP) reported . The 78-year-old former Conservative Party cabinet minister and Reform UK spokeswoman was found dead in her Devon home on July 9 with a bloody head wound. Officials suspect she was attacked and killed the day prior. “It is clear that this was a targeted attack,” National Counter Terrorism Policing head Laurence Taylor told the press, according to the AP. “We are still working to understand the extent of any planning or…Open
Counter-terrorism officers have seized control of the investigation into the killing of former British MP Ann Widdecombe after re-arresting a 28-year-old suspect on suspicion of terrorism-related offences, a sharp escalation from what police initially described as a burglary gone wrong. Widdecombe, 78, a longtime Conservative minister and prominent Brexit advocate, was found dead Thursday morning […] The post Counter-terrorism police take over Ann Widdecombe murder probe as new suspect arrested 300 miles from scene appeared first on American Almanac .
Counter-terrorism officers have seized control of the investigation into the killing of former British MP Ann Widdecombe after re-arresting a 28-year-old suspect on suspicion of terrorism-related offences, a sharp escalation from what police initially described as a burglary gone wrong. Widdecombe, 78, a longtime Conservative minister and prominent Brexit advocate, was found dead Thursday morning in the kitchen of her isolated bungalow on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. Her carer discovered the body and called 999. Police believe she was attacked around 12:30 p.m. the previous day, meaning she lay dead for nearly a full day before anyone reached her. The case has shifted dramatically since then. A 26-year-old man…Open