The inquest opening came a day after police charged Joshua Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, with murdering the former Tory MP. He is due to appear in court later today

Joshua Kerry, 28, is being quizzed by counter-terror detectives, having been arrested on suspicion of killing the 78-year-old former Tory minister in her Devon bungalow

Joshua Kerry, 28, was detained by police at his home in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on suspicion of the killing of the 78-year-old former Conservative MP.

The former MP died after suffering ‘serious injuries’

Joshua Kerry, 28, has been charged after the politician was found dead in her remote Devon home

The 28-year-old has been charged with murdering Ms Widdecombe in her remote Devon home