{"id":360620,"date":"2026-07-13T01:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/analysis-why-did-police-decide-not-to-release-cctv-footage-in-widdecombe-murder-investigation\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T01:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:00:14","slug":"analysis-why-did-police-decide-not-to-release-cctv-footage-in-widdecombe-murder-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/analysis-why-did-police-decide-not-to-release-cctv-footage-in-widdecombe-murder-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis: Why did police decide not to release CCTV footage in Widdecombe murder investigation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zED3Qi2FVHE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Analysis: Why did police decide not to release CCTV footage in Widdecombe murder investigation?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zED3Qi2FVHE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Police adviser and former Det Chief Supt Roy McComb spoke to Sky&#8217;s Rob Powell about the police investigation into Ann Widdecombe&#8217;s murder.<\/p>\n<p>He discussed why counter-terrorism police may have been involved in the operation &#8211; and why police opted not to release any CCTV that was in their possession.<\/p>\n<p>Live updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ann-widdecombe-death-live-murder-investigation-police-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #crime #police #uk <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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