Employee found Ann Widdecombe unresponsive with ‘visible injuries’, inquest hears
- An inquest has opened into the death of former MP and MEP Ann Widdecombe, who was found dead at her home in Haytor, Devon, on 9 July.
- The hearing at Exeter Coroner’s Court heard that she had suffered “visible injuries” when discovered.
- She was found unresponsive by an employee conducting a welfare check after concerns were raised about her being uncontactable.
- Emergency services pronounced her dead at 12.20 pm on 9 July at her address in Haytor Vale.
- A post-mortem examination has been conducted, but the precise medical cause of death is yet to be established, and the inquest will be suspended pending criminal proceedings.
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