British police announced the arrest of a 29-year-old man on suspicion of murdering former Member of Parliament Ann Widdecombe, whose body was found yesterday. Police said there are currently no indications of a terror attack or a political motive.
British police tonight confirmed the arrest of a 29-year-old man on suspicion of murdering former Member of Parliament Ann Widdecombe. The age marks a correction from earlier reports: as The Zioneer reported Friday evening, a 26-year-old man had been taken into custody. Police stated that at this stage there are no indications of a terrorist attack or a political motive.
The arrest was first reported by The Zioneer at 19:48 Jerusalem, when police announced a man in custody. In rapid succession, we updated that the suspect was a 26-year-old man, and then that he was a white British man. A further update at 21:38 reiterated the ethnicity. The latest confirmation from police now gives the suspect's age as 29, suggesting that police refined the suspect's identification as the investigation progressed.
Ann Widdecombe, 78, was a former Conservative MP and later a prominent figure in the Reform UK party. Her body was discovered on Thursday. As The Zioneer reported, the investigation is ongoing.
No further details about the suspect's identity or the circumstances of the murder have been released.
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