A 28-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe.

The 78-year-old former MP and MEP was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon, on 9 July after sustaining serious injuries.

Widdecombe spoke to Mark Dolan by video-link on Talk TV just after 8am on 8 July, and police believe she was attacked at about 12.30pm the same day.

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Frank Ferguson, Chief Crown Prosecutor of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division said: “We have decided to prosecute Joshua Kerry for murder following a police investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe in Haytor, Dartmoor.