Report by Duncan Williams for Pulman's Weekly News
A man accused of murdering former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe has appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where prosecutors alleged he struck her 21 times with a hammer before stealing her wallet.
Joshua Kerry, 28, of Byrley Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, is charged with murdering the 78-year-old at her remote bungalow in Haytor, on Dartmoor, Devon, on 8th July.
The court heard that Kerry allegedly arrived at the property shortly after midday in a red Vauxhall Corsa, with a doorbell camera said to have captured his arrival.
Prosecutor Kashif Malik told the court that interior CCTV showed Ms Widdecombe sitting in her kitchen eating lunch before the defendant entered through the front door and allegedly asked: “Don’t suppose you have bank cards and ID?”
The prosecution alleges Kerry then walked into the kitchen and struck Ms Widdecombe 21 times on the head with a hammer before tipping her from h…
