Aman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after Ann Widdecombe’s death, police have said.

It was announced earlier this week that former MP Ann had died at the age of 78. It was later confirmed police are investigating the death of Ann after she was found dead at her home in Dartmoor.

Now, in a new update, it has been confirmed an arrest has been made.

ITV News has also revealed some of Ann’s final text messages before her death.

Police make arrest over Ann Widdecombe’s death

Ann was found dead with serious injuries at her home in Haytor, Devon, on Thursday. Police believe she was attacked almost 24 hours earlier.

A 26-year-old man was initially arrested by the force on suspicion of the murder of Ann but he was released from custody on Saturday. The police have stated that he was no longer part of their investigation.

Now, in a new update the force has confirmed another arrest has been made at an address approximately 270 miles (430km) from Ann’s property in Devon.

Suspect ‘is now in police custody’

Devon and Cornwall Police said: “We can confirm that a 28-year-old man was arrested at an address in the South Yorkshire area this evening (July 11) on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe.

“The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody.”

The force said that it was supported by Counter Terrorism Policing North East. Although South Yorkshire Police carried out the arrest, they added there is “still no information to suggest that this is a terrorism-related incident”.

Police have said it is believed Widdecombe was attacked on Wednesday at about 12.30pm.

Ann’s driver ‘just couldn’t believe’ what happened

Following Ann’s death, many public figures have paid tribute to the former MP – including her Strictly pro dancer Anton Du Beke.

Her long-time driver, Peter Horrall, laid flowers near the scene at the weekend. He told the BBC that he “just couldn’t believe” what had happened.

“She was a great lady, very kind,” he said. Peter then noted that “if you asked her a question, you’d get an answer – no mucking about”.

Ann Widdecombe’s final text messages

Meanwhile, some of Ann’s final text messages have been revealed by ITV News.

In the messages, a producer was discussing with Ann her scheduled appearance on Channel 5’s Matt Allwright show on Wednesday afternoon.

In a WhatsApp conversation, the producer was discussing with Ann details about the appearance. They asked her to join a Zoom call from her home.

The conversation shows they were regularly exchanging messages between 12.14pm and 12.19pm on Wednesday.

The last message Ann sent at 12.19pm said: “Received! Panic over!!”

According to the WhatsApp messages, a read receipt showed Ann read a response sent at 12.19pm. However, she did not read any of the following messages from the producer.

The producer attempted to call Ann numerous times but received no answer. At 12.55pm, the producer messaged Ann: “Hi Ann is everything ok?”

According to ITV, the messages have been passed on to police.

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