Ann Widdecombe

[Migalot]

Murdered by a "white male".

What is this country becoming? Both saddens and scares me. 

RIP

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Very sad. I thought the old girl was wonderful.
She spoke a lot of good old fashioned common sense, which is a rare commodity these daty, sadly.
RIP. 

[Migalot]

26-year old arrested.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Every outlet is emphasising very strongly that the suspect is a white British male.
If he was anything else but that ,it probably wouldnt get mentioned until / unless it absolutely had to.

[Varche]

Not him!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Every outlet is emphasising very strongly that the suspect is a white British male.
If he was anything else but that ,it probably wouldnt get mentioned until / unless it absolutely had to.

Tis true.....the rozzers are out the blocks like Ben Johnson to tell us all their suspect is a white dude.

Generally not quite so forthcoming when the suspect is a dark foreign johnnie.

[STEMO]

Every outlet is emphasising very strongly that the suspect is a white British male.
If he was anything else but that ,it probably wouldnt get mentioned until / unless it absolutely had to.

Tis true.....the rozzers are out the blocks like Ben Johnson to tell us all their suspect is a white dude.

Generally not quite so forthcoming when the suspect is a dark foreign johnnie.

Except they've now ruled him out.

[Sir Tigger KC]

After arresting the '26 year old white British' male extremely quickly and telling anyone who would listen that he was a white British male, Devon & Cornwall Constabulary have gone all coy, and said that they will not be releasing any further information to the public. 

Here's their statement:

The Assistant Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Constabulary said:

"I want to start with expressing my thanks to the local community and to the people who have come forward so far with their information.

We have been working at pace on this investigation.

Officers are making progress and are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry.

At this time we have made the active decision not to release further information, including descriptions of any potential suspects or releasing CCTV footage.

Releasing such information prematurely could compromise ongoing enquiries and may prejudice future investigative opportunities.

The decision not to disclose further details at this time is made on an operational basis. We will release information to the public when it is appropriate and necessary, in order to support the investigation.

I would ask the public again, please do not to speculate on social media.

If you have any relevant information and have not yet reported, please do so via the major incident public portal.

Our thoughts remain with Ann Widdecombe's family and friends at this sad time. They continue to be supported by specialist officers.

We will provide updates as and when we are able to and thank you for your patience"[/i]

Make of it what you will.... 

[BazaJT]

Suspect seems to be aging rapidly. At the start he was said to be 26 today BBC says he's 28!

[Varche]

Suspect seems to be aging rapidly. At the start he was said to be 26 today BBC says he's 28!

That is South Yorkshire for you!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

It's another man.....I think.

[Sir Tigger KC]

It's another man.....I think.

Another white man....

Arrested by counter terrorism police....

[Lizzie Zoom]

It's another man.....I think.

Exactly!

[ronnyd]

I see that the police were quick to stress that he was a white British national, when they stated earlier they weren't going to. Fifth line in the statement that Tig posted. Double standards?

[LC0112G]

Revealing gender and ethnicity follows guidance from the National Police Chief's Council, amongst other characteristics, of suspects in certain cases.

It was after the Southport killings that police chiefs agreed that where there was a risk of internet conspiracy theories dominating the narrative some ethnicity information would be advisable.