Social media posts ‘celebrating’ Ann Widdecombe’s death investigated by police

Ann Widdecombe, an ex-minister and Strictly contestant, was found dead in her home last week (Picture: Lucy North/PA Wire) A social media post allegedly made by a university worker describing the killing of Ann Widdecombe as ‘good news’ is being investigated. Police are understood to be looking into a social media post made after the alleged murder of the ex-Tory minister. Miss Widdecombe, 78, who worked as Reform’s immigration spokesperson, was found dead in a pool of her blood in her Dartmoor home on Thursday, sparking a huge manhunt. The since-deleted post was allegedly made by a University of Aberdeen web developer Heather Herbert, in reaction to the politician’s death, which is now being investigated by terror detectives as a possible targeted attack. A social media post thought to ha