The man, dressed in a white shirt and shorts, can be seen getting into a red car outside a house in Rotherham in the footage.

The suspect in Ann Widdecombe's murder investigation has been seen in CCTV footage appearing to get into a car in Yorkshire, hours before the former Conservative minister is thought to have been attacked in her home in Devon. The man, dressed in a white shirt and shorts, can be seen getting into a red vehicle outside a house in Rotherham with a long object appearing to protrude from his shorts pocket, in footage time-stamped at 07:51 on Wednesday, first reported by the Sun., external On Thursday, 78-year-old Widdecombe was found dead at her home in Haytor, Devon, having sustained serious injuries. Her death sparked a manhunt, which culminated in the arrest of a 28-year-old white British man in Rotherham, South Yorkshire at around 21:00 on Saturday. Devon and Cornwall Police earlier said there was "nothing to suggest" the murder was politically motivated. Assistant Chief Constable (ACC) Matt Longman said officers remained "open-minded" about a potential motive and that there was not thought to be any threat to the wider public. Devon and Cornwall Police previously said it believed Widdecombe was attacked on Wednesday at about 12:30 and had since received more than 120 reports of information after making a public appeal. ACC Longman asked anyone who had not yet come forward to do so "as a priority", but also asked people not to speculate, especially about the potential motive as it was "unhelpful" and "distressing" to Widdecombe's relatives.