Former British government minister Ann Widdecombe was struck 21 times on the head with a hammer during an attack lasting about two minutes before prosecutors allege her wallet was taken, a London court has heard.
Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday before the case was sent to the Old Bailey. Prosecutors alleged that Kerry drove more than 250 miles from his home in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, to Widdecombe's home in Haytor, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, where the attack took place on 8 July.
