Police: speculation during Widdecombe murder investigation is ‘unhelpful and distressing’

The Guardian reports that senior police and political figures are urging restraint amid the murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, the former British politician. Devon and Cornwall police said the killing is not being treated as terrorism or as politically motivated, and that officers remain open-minded about the motive. Their appeal followed an intervention from Nigel Farage, who described the killing as premeditated murder. A former chief constable said politicians should not comment before the facts are established, with police warning that speculation is both unhelpful to the inquiry and distressing for Widdecombe's family.

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