What a delightful “young woman” comments on Widdecombe death

[Deanefan]

Directed to this by a friend from Aberdeen
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/16536795/heather-herbert-ann-widdecombe-death-comments/

Reported in the Telegraph

https://archive.ph/NAAWV

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/16/trans-university-worker-charged-over-widdecombe-death-posts/

I guess when one gets arrested for this type of crime ones devices are looked at?

Does anyone know what he's been charged with?

I would have assumed for any sort of crime commited online that they would be. Or should be. But we all know what they say about 'assume'.

Thoughts and prayers with the officers involved in that search. I hope trauma specialists are on standby.

I’ve complained about the BBC report as it says nothing about his transgender identity.

A picture tells a thousand words though.

The only photo in the BBC report is of Ann Widdecombe.

It’s not just the picture. It’s the aggression and entitlement that says male to me and the irony is that they just don’t see that this clearly tells us they are male

Hmm, I'm sure it wasn't when I first looked. Other articles are using a photo of him in a red jacket on the campaign trail though.

It’s gone down a storm with Sparkles:

@SidewaysOtter thats the TRAs in a nutshell!
”LoOk wE caN sAy nAsTy shiT anD be threatening on LInE!! But NOOne ELse can!!!

Well I agree with him in as far as I too hope no physical harm comes to him or his friends, that would be appalling. Although I doubt it would. And he'd do well to bear in mind the physical threats he and his friends have previously made. It's a legal process now, and both sides need to respect that.

But I am allowed to scoff at the dignity bit, given the little dignity Herbert granted Ann Widdecombe in life and death.

So if he's unhappy, then #sadtimes

He has been

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/heather-herbert-charged-police-scotland-37439406

Is that for real or a pisstake!

Yes very welcoming news. Now where to incarcerate him if it comes to it. He won't be feeling so brave in front of a bunch of burly men.

To be honest I don't think it merits a custodial sentence. A suspended one, limited online access and a community service duty of litter picking would be ok with me.

Oh, and a dismissal for gross misconduct.

For real… my cousin who was studying there told me..:. Whilst I was moaning about the embarrassing state of Edinburgh Uni and their capitulation to the madness! I’ll try find a link.

It’s the same level as Lucy Connelly so she was over penalised if there’s a difference in outcome.

@LuckyHazelFox https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/15582171/uni-lecturer-trans-row-music-harry-potter/

I couldn’t find any other sites that would let me post without a share token, but yes my ghast was flabbered, apparently not even students from his course!

Yes, i do think she was over penalised as it goes. There is a difference in that she was inciting violence in an ongoing event, rather than commenting on an event that had happened, so her comments could have had ramifications that Herbert's couldn't, but how do you link the violence to her directly? I'm not convinced prison was the answer there either.

Punishment, sure, but prison? I think no for both.

I suppose it depends on the direction his arrest and charge is going to take. Interesting u turn from the police.

True, until the charge is revealed, no one knows what the sentencing guidelines might be.

I have another article about Dr John Baird, who was investigated by Aberdeen University for a year after claims that he was "transphobic".

https://afcomm.org.uk/2025/11/18/aberdeen-lecturer-cleared-transphobia-investigation/