Politiek · London burglary probe · ArchiefCounter Terror Police Reopen London Burglary Case in Murder ProbeGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00Counterterrorism police have reopened an0:02investigation into an attempted burglary0:04reported in April 2025 at an address in0:07Greater London after identifying a new0:09line of inquiry that may be relevant to0:11the murder of Ann Widdecombe.0:13Counterterrorism police via Sky News0:15reports, that attempted burglary file0:17had been closed pending any new lines of0:19inquiry and no arrests were made.0:21>> [music]0:21>> Ali Fortescue of Sky News reports, the0:24reopening turns a closed case with no0:26suspects into an active line in a0:28homicide investigation. Senior national0:30coordinator Vicky Evans said,0:32investigators have identified a new line0:34of inquiry which may have been relevant0:35to the murder at counterterrorism0:36[music] police via Sky News reports.0:38Police are urging people not to0:40speculate counterterrorism [music]0:41police via Sky News reports while the0:43murder investigation remains ongoing.0:45Ali Fortescue of Sky News reports, the0:47burglary was at an address in Greater0:49London. Ali [music] Fortescue of Sky0:51News reports, while Widdecombe was found0:53dead at her home in Devon on the 9th of0:55July. [music] Police have released no0:57detail about what the new inquiry0:58contains or how a Greater London address1:00connects to a death in Devon, leaving1:02that linkage unverified. What [music]1:04matters now is whether evidence from the1:05reopened burglary investigation advances1:08the murder case [music] or proves1:09unrelated. Police have flagged public1:11speculation itself as a risk to the1:13inquiry and the most consequential1:14unresolved questions are what the1:16reopened investigation finds, whether1:17[music] it produces arrests or forensic1:19leads, and how long both investigations1:21remain active. No detail has been1:23released about the content of the new1:24line of inquiry.1:25>> [music]1:26>> So, the practical evidence, the timeline1:27for results, and any connection between1:29the London address and the Devon1:31homicide [music]1:31all remain to be established.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
