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University Staff Post Sparks Probe | Aberdeen News
A University of Aberdeen staff member sparked outrage after posting on Bluesky that the death of former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe was “good news” and wished her “an extremely painful death”—prompting a university-wide priority review. Police, initially ruling out criminality, have reopened the investigation after new reports. Meanwhile, counter-terrorism units now lead the probe into Widdecombe’s death, treating it as a “targeted attack” linked to her recent TV appearance, with a 28-year-old man arrested on murder and terrorism charges. The case remains fluid, with authorities examining…
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