Ann Widdecombe murder probe: What we know so far

Former MP and MEP Ann Widdecombe was killed in a "targeted attack", counter terrorism police leading the investigation into her alleged murder have said. The 78-year-old former Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman was found dead at her home in Devon on Thursday morning with serious injuries. Police said on Saturday evening that they had arrested a 28-year-old man in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on suspicion of her murder. It later emerged the suspect had been seen in CCTV footage first obtained by the Sun appearing to get into a car in Yorkshire with what looks like a long object protruding from his pocket, hours before it is believed Widdecombe was attacked. Devon and Cornwall Police initially said that, while they were keeping an open mind, there was "nothing to suggest" the murder was politically motivated. Counter terrorism police said on Tuesday "based on new information... it was appropriate that we took over the investigation". Here is everything we know - and do not know - so far: Information unfolded over Friday and the weekend about what happened earlier in the week, including how and when Widdecombe died. Here is a timeline of events so far. A 26-year-old wh