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Police investigating death of Ann Widdicombe

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GoodHonest · 10/07/2026 15:42

Very strange

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MeMeMeMeOw · 10/07/2026 16:20

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They are looking for a white bloke.

igelkott2026 · 10/07/2026 16:20

HoldMyWine · 10/07/2026 16:06

Not really unusual. Police attend any sudden or unexpected death on behalf of the coroner. Doesn’t necessarily mean that anything criminal has taken place.

The police don't usually launch a murder inquiry for every sudden or unexpected death.

https://news.devon-cornwall.police.uk/news-article/6b0d4452-6d7c-f111-9d98-6045bdd24049

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https://news.devon-cornwall.police.uk/news-article/6b0d4452-6d7c-f111-9d98-6045bdd24049

Jackiebrambles · 10/07/2026 16:20

He truly is an arsehole. Who posts that when an elderly woman has fucking died. regardless of politics!

WrongKindOfFeminist · 10/07/2026 16:21

Jackiebrambles · 10/07/2026 16:20

He truly is an arsehole. Who posts that when an elderly woman has fucking died. regardless of politics!

It's psychopathic.

placemats · 10/07/2026 16:21

GoodHonest · 10/07/2026 16:19

Who put you in charge?

In charge of what?

GoodHonest · 10/07/2026 16:22

MeMeMeMeOw · 10/07/2026 16:20

They are looking for a white bloke.

I know.....still fits with my thoughts

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LondonPapa · 10/07/2026 16:22

EnquiringMindsWantToKnow · 10/07/2026 15:49

What I will say is - I was a teenager when she was on Celebrity Fit Camp, I messaged her on the Widdy Web about society's views of obesity and received a very kind and thoughtful reply. Clearly written or dictated by her personally.

I have zero doubt she wrote or dictated the response. She really knew her onions. This is a very sad day.

smilesy · 10/07/2026 16:24

Boomer55 · 10/07/2026 16:15

She admitted to falling in her shower a few days ago. She could have just suffered a slow brain bleed. 🤷‍♀️

Errr, no. The police have said that she was found with serious injuries and they are looking for a white, male suspect

charliehungerford · 10/07/2026 16:25

Jackiebrambles · 10/07/2026 16:18

That Peter Tatchall message is an absolute disgrace. How dare he.

I do agree, the man has no grace. There’s a time and place to criticise her if you feel that way, and this is not it. Vile.

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 10/07/2026 16:25

WrongKindOfFeminist · 10/07/2026 16:20

I am genuinely shocked by what some people have become.

That they are so callous and cruel is just ... it's horrific.

Nobody needs to agree with someone's politics to be respectful if they die, and to see some making jokes about her having died a violent and probably horrible death is just beyond what I think is acceptable.

Considering what this is looking like that response is utterly appalling and I can see this person who I haven’t heard of being forced to apologise !

MsJinks · 10/07/2026 16:25

GoodHonest · 10/07/2026 16:22

I know.....still fits with my thoughts

This is exactly why the Home Secretary tells people not to speculate.

The undertone to your posts are quite disturbing.

LondonPapa · 10/07/2026 16:26

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Well considering they’re looking for a white male, unlikely.

12234m · 10/07/2026 16:27

EnquiringMindsWantToKnow · 10/07/2026 15:44

Seems like she fell and died from a head injury. But of course the Daily Mail exaggerate the "police investigating a murder" because obviously the police have to rule that out.

Wrong on all counts.

PerkingFaintly · 10/07/2026 16:31

Fucking hell.Angry

Nice to see opportunists like the OP coming out as quickly as they can, lest the window for exploiting the murder of an elderly woman closes.Angry

Dollymylove · 10/07/2026 16:32

EnquiringMindsWantToKnow · 10/07/2026 15:44

Seems like she fell and died from a head injury. But of course the Daily Mail exaggerate the "police investigating a murder" because obviously the police have to rule that out.

The police have launched a murder hunt

JulietteHasAGun · 10/07/2026 16:32

Blimey, I’d just assumed was natural causes.

PerkingFaintly · 10/07/2026 16:32

Ditto that disgusting comment from that Heather Herbert person (of whom I'm delighted I've never heard). Angry

Darklane · 10/07/2026 16:33

WrongKindOfFeminist · 10/07/2026 16:20

I am genuinely shocked by what some people have become.

That they are so callous and cruel is just ... it's horrific.

Nobody needs to agree with someone's politics to be respectful if they die, and to see some making jokes about her having died a violent and probably horrible death is just beyond what I think is acceptable.

This is absolutely disgraceful . I’ve no idea who this woman is but her response to such shocking news is beyond disgusting

WrongKindOfFeminist · 10/07/2026 16:34

Darklane · 10/07/2026 16:33

This is absolutely disgraceful . I’ve no idea who this woman is but her response to such shocking news is beyond disgusting

It's a bloke.

ArthriticOldLabrador · 10/07/2026 16:36

Notmycircusnotmyotter · 10/07/2026 15:52

Tatchell and co are vile. Would they expect a devout Muslim to support gay marriage? Then why a Catholic?

Because Christianity is fair game for pretty much any kind of hate these days.

EnquiringMindsWantToKnow · 10/07/2026 16:37

If posters could perhaps look at the time of the OP - almost an hour ago. The news moved quickly. So pardon me for thinking the sudden death of a 78yr old woman was more likely to be from a fall than a murder and that the DM were exaggerating.

murasaki · 10/07/2026 16:37

I'd assumed it was a head injury from a fall, not unlike Jilly Cooper. However much I disliked her, and i did, very much, this is awful. Peter Tatchell has no grace.

murasaki · 10/07/2026 16:38

Tatchell also has some extremely dodgy views re chid safety and ages of consent, so he can just shut up. I used to like him but then I educated myself.

GisGasGus · 10/07/2026 16:42

This shocking development maybe explains the confusion early this morning for those of us who saw the now deleted thread