2026-07-10T12:57:00-0400 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
警方表示，周五针对英国前议员安·威德科姆的死亡事件启动了谋杀调查，她被发现死于英格兰西南部的家中。警方于周五下午逮捕了一名嫌疑人。
德文郡和康沃尔郡警方的一份声明称，周四在达特穆尔国家公园边缘的海托地区发现这名78岁的前保守党议员、前监狱大臣时，她“身受重伤”。
据哥伦比亚广播公司的新闻合作伙伴英国广播公司报道，警方此前曾在寻找一名白人男性嫌疑人，英国首相基尔·斯塔默称该嫌疑人“明显具有危险性”。
英国广播公司报道称，这名26岁男子于周五下午被捕。警方称该嫌疑人是英国公民。警方表示，目前尚无法确定嫌疑人是否认识威德科姆，作案动机也尚未查明。
据英国广播公司报道，当被问及是否有证据表明威德科姆的死亡是出于政治动机时，斯塔默表示，他不会对这起案件进行推测。斯塔默近期刚辞去首相职务，将暂代此职直至大选举行，他表示英国民众应“超越任何政治分歧”，并称他已与高级官员进行了交谈，“呼吁所有人团结起来”。
安·威德科姆于2025年10月16日在伦敦沃尔多夫希尔顿酒店出席“最佳英雄奖”颁奖典礼。戴夫·贝内特/盖蒂图片社 为2025年最佳英雄奖提供
威德科姆于1987年至2010年担任下议院议员，以反对堕胎权、反对扩大LGBTQ+权利等社会保守主义观点而闻名。
她在离开议会后因参加《舞动奇迹》和《名人老大哥》等真人秀节目而声名大噪。威德科姆在《舞动奇迹》中的搭档安东·杜·贝克在社交媒体上称她的死讯是“最令人悲伤的消息”，并表示自己对此消息深感悲痛。
威德科姆后来加入了英国脱欧党，并成为反移民政党改革英国党的发言人。前首相鲍里斯·约翰逊称她是“一位英勇的脱欧派人士，也是一位出色的演讲者，她能让保守党听众情绪高涨，几乎无人能及”。
她卸任政治职务后签约的经纪公司Cloud9 Management表示，她的人生和职业生涯都由坚定的基督教价值观和对公共服务的承诺所驱动。
“她热爱政治辩论的激烈交锋，离开议会16年后，她仍在积极为改革英国党竞选，并就当下的热点话题发表直率的观点，”Cloud9 Management说道。
“正如安曾说过的……‘我们在尘世只有一次人生，仅此一次。人生不是彩排，你要抓住自己喜欢的机会并全力以赴，这就是我的人生哲学。’”
威德科姆在2008年接受英国广播公司采访时表示，她童年曾在达特穆尔国家公园度过。她告诉英国广播公司，她将自己的家命名为“威德科姆休憩处”，并计划在那里度过余生。
Man, 26, arrested for murder of former British politician found dead in her home
2026-07-10T12:57:00-0400 / CBS/AP
A murder investigation was launched Friday into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a former member of Parliament who was found dead in her home in southwest England, police said. A suspect was arrested Friday afternoon.
The 78-year-old former Conservative lawmaker and prisons minister had “sustained serious injuries” when she was found on Thursday in Haytor, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, according to a statement from Devon and Cornwall Police.
Police said earlier they were seeking a White male suspect, who U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described as “clearly dangerous,” according to CBS News partner BBC News.
The BBC reported the man, 26, was arrested on Friday afternoon. The suspect was described by police as a British national. Police said it is too early to say if the suspect knew Widdecombe. A motive for the attack has not been determined.
When asked if there was evidence that Widdecombe’s death was politically motivated, Starmer said he would not speculate about the case, according to the BBC. Starmer, who recently resigned as prime minister and is holding the position until an election is held, said that Britons should “rise above any political differences,” and said he had spoken to top officials “to urge everybody to come together.”
Ann Widdecombe attends the Best Heroes Awards at The Waldorf Hilton on Oct. 16, 2025, in London. Dave Benett/Getty Images for Best Heroes Awards 2025
Widdecombe served in the House of Commons as an MP from 1987 to 2010 and was known for socially conservative views opposing abortion rights and expansion of LGBTQ+ rights.
She found fame after leaving Parliament as a contestant on the “Strictly Come Dancing” and “Celebrity Big Brother” reality television shows. Widdecombe’s “Strictly Come Dancing” partner Anton Du Beke called her death the “saddest of news” on social media and said he was devastated by the news.
Widdecombe later joined the Brexit Party and became a spokeswoman for the anti-immigration Reform UK party. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson called her a “heroic Brexiteer and a great speaker who could move Tory audiences to such ecstasy that she was a very hard act to follow.”
The management company that represented her after she left politics said her life and career were driven by strong Christian values and a commitment to public service.
“She loved the cut and thrust of political debate and, 16 years after leaving Parliament, was still actively campaigning for Reform UK and offering forthright views on the hot topics of the day,” Cloud9 Management said.
“As Ann once said … ‘we get one go this side of eternity, one go. Life is not a dress rehearsal, you take opportunities that you like and you go for it, that’s my philosophy.’”
Widdecombe told the BBC in 2008 that she had spent time in Dartmoor National Park as a child. She told the BBC that she named her home Widdecombe’s Rest and that she planned to spend the rest of her life there.
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