The murder of former British politician Ann Widdecombe has sent shockwaves through the country’s political circles, with the case now referred to the counterterrorism police.
Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in southwest England last week with what police had described as “serious injuries”.
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On Friday, Devon and Cornwall police arrested a 28-year-old white man on suspicion of her murder. But on Monday, the man in custody was rearrested by counterterrorism police, now on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of “terrorism”.
Head of the national counterterrorism policing, Laurence Taylor, said
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