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BREAKING: Ann Widdecombe hit over head 21 times with hammer - man makes court appearance

Ann Widdecombe died after she was hit on the head with a hammer 21 times at her home in Devon on July 8, prosecutors have told Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

A 28-year-old man, Joshua Kerry, was cha

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She must have been so frightened. 😢 Breaks my heart to know her last moments on the physical plain was filled with pure violent, hate. You're safe in the arms of the Creator now Ann. RIP. 😢
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A society that doesn’t respect its elders is a sick one indeed.
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This is absolutely devastating😭😭😭
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@16Elless From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 32
OMG how horrific. That poor woman, unimaginable what she went through.
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@suewood3030 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 268
I very rarely describe someone as a person of integrity, but this lady who gave her whole life to public service had it in every fibre of her being. Such a loss. 💔💔
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Sadistic and brutal 😢
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Dear God! This is horrendous!
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@islalewis70 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 720
Only a COWARD would do this!!
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@piers995 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 850
It's a nasty excuse for a human that blugeons to death an elderly woman.
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Hate Not Hope need locking up.
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he attacked the oldest and smallest woman,what a coward
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Whatever people think of her politics nobody deserves that.
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@Saxonx500 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 1100
How could being hit over the head 21 times with a hammer be mistaken for a fall …. Are D&C Police fit for the job?
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I am heartbroken. What a way to leave this world at 78 years. God bless her. I truly pray she is at peace ✝🕊 from 🇮🇪.
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Yes it is deeply depressing, savage and very violent, only a coward would do this.
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Honestly I cried when I heard this. How monstrous to do this to a tiny little old lady whose only weapons were words and humour.
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ASSASSINATION
Not murder.
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This is a crime of extreme hate, premediated hate
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How absolutely dreadful!🥲🥲
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Poor Ann, it's horrific to even imagine how utterly terrifying her last moments must have been, heartbreaking 😔💔