英国前保守党议员安·威德康姆（Ann Widdecombe）于2024年7月在德文郡家中遭到暴力袭击身亡。28岁的约书亚·克里（Joshua Kerry）因谋杀罪被控 12。
威德康姆现年78岁，曾任梅德斯通选区议员（1987-2010年）及监狱部长 12。她在7月8日中午遭克里用锤子击打，随后于7月9日在海托村的住所被发现身亡 12。检察官指控克里用锤子击中威德康姆头部21次，造成钝器创伤 12。
克里于7月11日在南约克郡罗瑟勒姆被捕，距离犯案地点超过250英里 2。他在威斯敏斯特地方法院出庭时仅确认身份，未认罪 2，之后被送往中央刑事法院（Old Bailey）1。
案件随后由反恐部门接手 1。克里被重新逮捕，罪名涉及实施、准备或煽动与恐怖主义相关的行为 1。检方和反恐部门正在调查其犯案动机是否具有政治或恐怖主义背景 1。案件下次出庭定于10月9日在中央刑事法院进行 2。
Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former Conservative Member of Parliament, was found dead in her home in Haytor, Devon after being struck repeatedly with a hammer 12. Joshua Kerry, 28, has been arrested and charged with her murder 12.
Prosecutors stated that Widdecombe was struck on the head 21 times 12. The attack occurred on July 8 while she was having lunch at her residence 2, and she was discovered dead the following day 1.
Kerry was arrested on July 11 in South Yorkshire, more than 250 miles away from the crime scene 2. He appeared in Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday afternoon, where he confirmed his identity but did not enter a plea 2. He was subsequently remanded to the Old Bailey 1.
The case has been taken over by counterterrorism authorities 1. Kerry has been re-arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation, or instigation of acts of terrorism 1. Prosecutors and counterterrorism officials are investigating whether the killing was motivated by political or terrorist ideology 12.
Widdecombe served as the Member of Parliament for Maidstone from 1987 to 2010 12 and previously held the position of prison minister 2. She later became a spokesperson for Reform UK 1.
Kerry's next court appearance is scheduled for October 9 at the Central Criminal Court 2.
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