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Court hears Widdecombe was struck 21 times in fatal hammer attack

Court hears Widdecombe was struck 21 times in fatal hammer attack

A London court was told Ann Widdecombe was hit on the head 21 times with a hammer at her home while she ate lunch, in an attack captured on camera. Prosecutors outlined the allegation as the case over the former UK minister’s killing proceeded.

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Former UK minister Widdecombe was ‘hit over head with a hammer 21 times’, court told