ARREST |Murder enquiry launched following death of Ann Widdecombe, Dartmoor
We can confirm that a 28-year-old man was arrested at an address in the South Yorkshire area this evening [11 July] on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe.
The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody.
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. At this time, there is still no information to suggest that this is a terrorism related incident and as a force we retain primacy of the investigation.
This is a live and active investigation, and no further information will be issued tonight. We will look to provide further updates tomorrow [12 July].
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