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The brutal (alleged) murder of senior Reform spokesperson and well known personality Ann Widdecombe is sending a seismic shock throughout the UK. With every new twist and turn, things seem to get more murky and less clear. Some may feel that Devon and Cornwall Police are operating in a way that raises more questions than it answers, so let’s try and pull together all that we know so far and see where that takes us.
What happened
It all started when information was released on Friday morning that Ann Widdecombe had died. Initially this seemed sad but benign. Like millions, I assumed she may have had a heart attack. But we then discovered that her body had been discovered the day before, with serious head injuries. Within a few short hours, we were told that it was likely that she had been murdered.
This was followed up with the news that a 26 year old “white British Man” had been arrested in connection with this alleged killing. He was then released without charge. Police advised that they would not release CCTV footage of the alleged killer. This was then followed by the news that the Police had arrested another suspect, this time a 28 year old “white British man” who came from Rotherham to Ms Widdecombe’s house. Even this was a bit vague because we don’t quite know if he drove from Rotherham to Haytor in Devon where she lived OR if he simply had returned to that location. Police have also added that they are now not looking for anyone else, so implying that this latest suspect is the one they believe committed the crime.
Have they got their man?
The Fog of Devon and Cornwall Police
Nothing is clear beyond the fact that Police has explicitly stated this was not a terrorist attack and that it was NOT politically driven. It appears that we are being asked that a “White British Man” drove 250 miles, killed Ann Widdecombe without taking anything from her house, and then returned home. Time to ask a few questions of Devon and Cornwall Police!
Why, for example, has this Police Force made such a point of emphasising the ethnicity of the suspect. This is so unusual with British Police Forces who go out of their way to obscure ethnicity of most suspects. In this case a clear message has been sent to the British public. This terrible crime has been committed by someone with a “White British” ethnicity, the motive has not yet been divulged and we are told not to speculate about it.
At this point I would point out that this particular Police Force had been in “special measures” for several years, indicating that it was seen to be operating below the required professional level. Now it did come out of these special measures last summer but doubts must surely remain about just how competent it is? As a further point of detail, six police forces in England are still in special measures. Those include the Metropolitan Police, Greater Manchester Police, Cleveland Police, Gloucestershire Constabulary, Staffordshire Police, and Wiltshire Police. It doesn’t inspire confidence in Policing, does it?
MORE NEW SUSPECT INFORMATION
Now we do have some NEW anecdotal information on the suspect.
Neighbours describe him as as a learning difficulties “loner” who didn’t seem to work and rarely left his house . He went “loopy” and became “more introverted” once his father died before Christmas, who he had moved in with just a year ago He was “someone you’d have a conversation with but that changed after his dad died. He became very quiet. He kept himself to himself and wouldn’t really speak to anyone”
It seems his red Vauxhall Corsa “barely moved” from the driveway to the point weeds were growing on it.
He is one of three brothers – one is believed to live in Devon while his other brother and mother live locally A neighbour saw him place “some kind of wooden stick” in the passenger side of his car before leaving at 7am on the morning Widdecombe died. He is believed to have then driven 270 miles to Devon before Widdecombe was attacked in her home at around 12:30pm
WHEN DID THE MURDER HAPPEN?
It seems so weird. If this information is true, he went to tremendous lengths to kill Ann Widdecombe. What exactly was his motive? Did he know her? How did he know where she lived? It appears that the murder took place in the middle of the day.
It appears that Ann was due to go on Channel 5 and they released the following messages.
From this exchange, we can see that she was alive at 12.19pm. Then, tragedy struck and she stopped responding by 12.48.
It is SO terrible to read these knowing that she was most likely killed shortly after that 12.19pm message. In broad daylight.
If the Police are convinced that this was a “mentally ill lone wolf”, then can’t they give us more assurance? Why did they initially arrest a different man? On what evidence could they have made such a mistake.
POLITICAL MANIPULATION ALLEGATIONS?
And then we get to the suggestion that is being manipulated to political effect. Ann Widdecombe was a prominent figure in Reform and supporters would naturally be concerned to discover who killed her and why. By inserting the “White British Man” and “learning difficulties” into the narrative, the Police effectively calm it down and remove any other concerns.
All Reform MPs have now been provided with 24/7 security paid for by the Reform Party. Clearly there is a sense that there is a broader threat to their well being and to my mind it emphasises that the £5m “gift’ that Nigel Farage took was needed to provide him with security to protect him from what happened to poor Ann Widdecombe.
For the past few weeks, the mainstream media have demonised and portrayed senior Reform figures as a real danger to the British people. Is it possible that they triggered this “lone wolf”? If so they have blood on their filthy hands.
UPDATE
Since publishing this article this morning, the story has taken ANOTHER twist with confirmation from the Home secretary Shabana Mahmoud that counter terrorism place are not involved in the investigation!!’
