Joshua Kerry Appears in Court Charged With Ann Widdecombe Murder
Prosecutors say the 28-year-old struck Widdecombe 21 times with a hammer and took her wallet in a two-minute attack that remains under investigation.
- On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with murdering former government minister and Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe.
- Prosecutors told the court that on July 8, Kerry entered Widdecombe's Haytor home, asked "Don't suppose you have bank cards and ID?" and struck the 78-year-old 21 times with a hammer.
- The alarm was raised when Widdecombe missed a scheduled online interview on July 8; her personal assistant sent a gardener to the property, who discovered her deceased on July 9.
- Though Kerry was arrested on suspicion of terrorism, he faces no such charges and was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey.
- UK Counter Terrorism Policing head Laurence Taylor confirmed authorities are working with parliamentary officials to ensure elected figures are aware of protection measures following the attack.
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Accused Widdecombe killer in court
From the U.K. Daily Mail earlier this week, Ann Widdecombe ‘was bludgeoned 21 times with a hammer after killer walked through open front door’. Yikes. The Daily Mail reports, Disturbing details of her brutal murder emerged today as her alleged killer Joshua Kerry appeared in court for the first time. And yes, if Kerry is the killer, he is exactly as you would imagine him to be. Joshua Kerry, 28, charged in killing of ex-UK government minister…
The deadly attack on the historic British conservative was recorded on video. Joshua Kerry will wait in pretrial detention until the trial.
Reform UK’s Ann Widdecombe Was Hit on Head 21 Times With Hammer, Prosecutors Say
Former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was hit in the head 21 times with a hammer while eating lunch at home, the prosecution told a court hearing as a man was charged with her murder on Tuesday. Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London over the killing of the high-profile politician-turned-television personality that stunned the British public and the political establishment. Widd…
Slain British Politician Was Hit 21 Times With a Hammer, Prosecutors Say
Ann Widdecombe, the right-wing British politician whose killing this month sent shock waves through the country’s political establishment, was struck 21 times on the head with a hammer during the fatal lunchtime attack, prosecutors said in a London court on Tuesday. The suspect, Joshua Kerry, 28, made a brief appearance at Westminster magistrates court, confirming...
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