General · 21 July 2026
Ann Widdecombe was struck 21 times before alleged murder, court hears
Prosecutors told Westminster Magistrates’ Court that former Tory minister and Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe suffered fatal head injuries after an alleged attack at her home. They said 28-year-old Joshua Kerry entered through the front door while she was eating lunch, stayed for about two minutes and took a wallet. A provisional cause of death was given as blunt force injury to the head.
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