Former UK minister Widdecombe was ‘hit over head with a hammer 21 times’, court told
Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared in a London court charged with the murder of former British politician Ann Widdecombe. Prosecutors allege Kerry attacked Widdecombe with a hammer in her home, and police are investigating potential political or terrorist motives.
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The violent death of a former high-profile politician has shocked the British public and political establishment, prompting a high-stakes investigation.
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Share A A A London: Former British politician Ann Widdecombe was struck 21 times on the head with a hammer as she was eating lunch at home, a prosecutor told a court hearing on Tuesday for the man charged in her murder.
Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London over the killing that shocked the public and the political establishment.
Widdecombe, 78, was eating around midday on July 8 when Kerry drove to her house in an isolated southwest England village, prosecutor Kashif Malik said.
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