Former Conservative MP and television personality Ann Widdecombe is reported to have sent messages to a TV producer shortly before she is found dead at her home. Multiple outlets say the communication took place minutes before her death, including a text and references to her being due to appear on television. One report states she had been scheduled for TV appearances, including an ITV and Channel 5-related programme, and that she contacted production staff just before the incident. Police are reported to believe she was attacked soon after her last text to staff at Channel 5, and that her final messages provide a timeline for the period leading up to her death. Other coverage describes the exchange as including wording such as “panic over!” and characterizes the messages as some of her last written communications.
Across the reports, the central points are that Widdecombe was scheduled for broadcast work, she sends messages to staff shortly before she is found with serious injuries, and police link the timing of the messages to when an attack is believed to have occurred. No consistent additional details beyond the timing, scheduled appearances, and her communications are provided in the available summaries.
