Ann Widdecombe hit 21 times on the head with hammer, court hears

Joshua Kerry, 28, remanded in custody after being charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe, 78

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Joshua Kerry, 28, appearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London charged with the murder of MP Ann Widdecombe. Picture: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire

Joshua Kerry, 28, has been remanded in custody after appearing at the Old Bailey charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe by hitting her 21 times on the head with a hammer.

Prosecutor Alistair Richardson told the court that before his arrest, Kerry was living in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 430km from Widdecombe’s Devon address.