Ann Widdecombe attacked 24 hours before found dead

from Six O'Clock News · host BBC Radio 4

Police in Devon say the former Conservative minister, Ann Widdecombe, was attacked 24 hours before being found dead at her home on Thursday. The force says its investigation is moving at "pace" and detectives are searching for a suspect -- believed to be a white man.Also: Rachel Reeves comments on Andy Burnham, Russia strikes several regions of Ukraine and TV presenter and prostate cancer campaigner Dermot Murnaghan dies age 68.

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