By Max Saltman, NCS
(NCS) — A 28-year-old man was arrested Saturday night in South Yorkshire, England, “on suspicion of the murder of” former UK lawmaker Ann Widdecombe, in accordance with British police.
“The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody,” mentioned the statement from Devon and Cornwall Police. “Miss Widdecombe’s family have been informed of this development.”
“We were supported by Counter Terrorism Policing North East and South Yorkshire Police who carried out the arrest on behalf of Devon & Cornwall Police,” the assertion continued.
The police mentioned that there isn’t a info to recommend Widdecombe’s homicide was an act of terrorism or politically motivated.
The former lawmaker was discovered useless at her house in Haytor, Devon, on Thursday. Police say they imagine Widdecombe died the day earlier than her physique was found.
She had “sustained serious injuries,” Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman mentioned in an earlier assertion.
Saturday’s arrest is the second within the investigation into Widdecombe’s demise. On Friday police briefly arrested, then released a 26-year-old from custody. That man “is no longer part of the investigation,” police mentioned.
Widdecombe, 78, was a former Conservative Member of Parliament, authorities minister and fixture on British tv. In 2019, she was elected to European Parliament as a member of right-wing lawmaker Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party. After the UK formally withdrew from the EU, she served because the immigration spokesperson for the Brexit Party’s successor group Reform UK.
Farage launched a statement on Instagram mourning Widdecombe on Friday, saying that she “gave her life to public service.”
Farage visited Devon on Saturday to put a wreath for Widdecombe, in accordance with UK information company PA Media.
Reform’s MPs at the moment are being given 24-hour safety safety following Widdecombe’s demise, PA reported.
The safety is being paid for by the get together and was supplied for worry of comparable assaults.
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