Police: speculation during Widdecombe murder investigation is ‘unhelpful and distressing’
Police said there was ‘nothing to suggest’ the murder of Ann Widdecombe was an act of terrorism, after Nigel Farage said her death was ‘premeditated’. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/APView image in fullscreenPolice said there was ‘nothing to suggest’ the murder of Ann Widdecombe was an act of terrorism, after Nigel Farage said her death was ‘premeditated’. Police said she may have been dead for more than 24 hours before her body was discovered.Farage visited the area around Widdecombe’s Devon home shortly after her death.
- ▪Police said there was ‘nothing to suggest’ the murder of Ann Widdecombe was an act of terrorism, after Nigel Farage said her death was ‘premeditated’.
- ▪Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/APView image in fullscreenPolice said there was ‘nothing to suggest’ the murder of Ann Widdecombe was an act of terrorism, after Nigel Farage said her death was ‘premeditated’.
- ▪Police said she may have been dead for more than 24 hours before her body was discovered.Farage visited the area around Widdecombe’s Devon home shortly after her death.
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Police said there was ‘nothing to suggest’ the murder of Ann Widdecombe was an act of terrorism, after Nigel Farage said her death was ‘premeditated’. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/APView image in fullscreenPolice said there was ‘nothing to suggest’ the murder of Ann Widdecombe was an act of terrorism, after Nigel Farage said her death was ‘premeditated’. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/APAnn WiddecombePolice: speculation during Widdecombe murder investigation is ‘unhelpful and distressing’Politicians should not comment before facts are established, says former chief constable, after Farage describes killing as ‘premeditated murder’Aletha Adu Political correspondentSun 12 Jul 2026 16.07 EDTLast modified on Sun 12 Jul 2026 16.15 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSenior police figures…
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