Ann Widdecombe CCTV Death, Murder: Ann Widdecombe Husband, How Was Ann Widdecombe Killed
A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe.
Miss Widdecombe was found dead at her home on Dartmoor, Devon, on Thursday morning after suffering serious head injuries – but police believe that she was attacked nearly 24 hours before her body was discovered.
Devon and Cornwall Police previously said the case of her death is “not being treated as terrorism” and there is “no information” at this time to suggest it was a “politically-motivated crime”.
Here is everything we know about Ann Widdecombe’s death so far.
Who was Ann Widdecombe?
Ann Widdecombe was born in Bath, Somerset, in 1947.
She had a long political career serving as Conservative MP for Maidstone, later Maidstone and The Weald, in Kent for 23 years
She was also Minister of State for Employment from 1994 to 1995 and Minister of State for Prisons from between 1995 and 1997 under John Major.
Following her time in government, she found fame outside politics after appearing on Strictly Come Dancing in 2010 and Celebrity Big Brother in 2018.
Miss Widdecombe, a supporter of the UK’s departure from the EU, later became a Brexit Party MEP, representing South West England in the European Parliament between 2019 and 2020.
She subsequently became a Reform UK spokeswoman, joining the party in 2023, and making a number of appearances as the party’s immigration and justice spokesperson.
What happened to her and when?
Devon and Cornwall Police were called to Miss Widdecombe’s home in Haytor Vale, a village within the Dartmoor National Park, at around 11.40am on Thursday, where they found her dead with serious injuries.
Her death was announced on Friday morning.
Police outside the house of Ann Widdecombe in Haytor in Dartmoor
PA
In a statement, her management team said: “We know this news will come as a great shock to the many colleagues and friends she made along the way.”
On Friday afternoon, police issued a statement saying they had launched a murder investigation in connection to Miss Widdecombe’s death.
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