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University of Aberdeen investigates employee over social media posts about Ann Widdecombe
GB News reported that Heather Herbert posted messages on Bluesky wishing an extremely painful death for Ann Widdecombe, who was 78. The university confirmed it is reviewing the remarks. A separate BBC appearance by Daze Aghaji drew on-air criticism for similar comments.
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The University of Aberdeen is investigating social media posts by employee Heather Herbert that wished an extremely painful death for Ann Widdecombe. GB News reported that Herbert, a trans woman, wrote on Bluesky that Widdecombe's death was good news and that she hoped Widdecombe was handcuffed to the bed as she screamed in agony.
Herbert later replied to criticism on the platform by stating she was done being nice to pieces of human garbage like her.
Other Bluesky users posted similar remarks, including one that said they enjoyed the outpouring of tributes so younger generations could learn how demented and cruel Widdecombe was, another that joked Widdecombe had arrived in hell during the heatwave, and a third that simply wrote hahahaha Ann Widdecombe is dead.
On BBC 2's Politics Live, 26-year-old climate campaigner Daze Aghaji said a lot of people would not be grieving and noted Widdecombe's opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, her comments on Harvey Weinstein victims, and her anti-abortion stance. Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston, also on the program, responded that a lady has been murdered, that many of Widdecombe's points were grounded in her faith, and that he was uncomfortable sitting next to Aghaji after her remarks.
Widdecombe was 78 at the time of her death.
