Police launch an investigation into Ann Widdacombe death

Dreadful news. She spoke such sense when she was on Jeremy Vine. And of course she will always be remembered for her memorable stint on Strictly.

Dreadful news, how awful for her.

The police have a 26 year old male in custody

The incident is not being treated as terrorism or politically motivated, they add

some personal/family grudge....?

Wyllow3

*The incident is not being treated as terrorism or politically motivated, they add*

some personal/family grudge....?

They also asked that people don't speculate.

They've arrested a twenty six year old british national man.

Just terrible. To think she lost her life in her own home in such a violent way is heartbreaking. May she RIP.

It's shocking.

She was a courageous woman, but small and elderly,easy to overwhelm.What an appalling thing to happen.

A 26 year old white male has been arrested.

Certainly fast police work

Yes ... well done the police. I had been worrying about my sibling's safety and that of all the locals. A truly dreadful thing to happen. Many of us are women living alone ...

ferry23

Wyllow3

The incident is not being treated as terrorism or politically motivated, they add

some personal/family grudge....?

They also asked that people don't speculate.

I think it is important to have ruled out terrorism and political motivation actually and say so.

I hardly think it will disrupt the progress of the case if a gransnet poster ponders briefly, not erecting some grand theory.

Not speculating but quoting the fact the vast majority of murders are committed by someone known to the victim. A very small minority are committed by strangers.