Counter-terror police investigating the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe reopen an investigation into an attempted burglary reported more than a year earlier. Multiple outlets report that the probe relates to an incident at a Greater London address.

The attempted burglary report was made to police in April 2025, according to several sources, and involves the Metropolitan Police. Outlets describe the reopening as part of the wider inquiry into Widdecombe’s death, suggesting investigators are revisiting earlier police information as new lines of inquiry develop.

Coverage varies mainly in wording and emphasis. UK tabloids frame the development as a “reinvestigation” or “reopened probe” by counter-terror officers, while some international outlets focus on the timing and that the burglary investigation is being reviewed alongside the homicide inquiry. One outlet also reiterates details about how Widdecombe was found, while others focus primarily on the reopened burglary element and the April 2025 report.