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Joshua Kerry, accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe, is also facing charges related to an alleged terrorist plot against Nigel Farage's home in April 2025. Prosecutor Kashif Malik told Westminster Magistrates Court that Kerry attempted to break into Farage's residence armed with a bottle of lighter fluid and left evidence behind, including toolmarks on the door frame and traces of his vehicle nearby. The court learned that Kerry conducted online surveillance of prominent figures and institutions between May 31, 2024, and July 8, 2026, specifically targeting Farage's home address. Kerry did not enter a plea during the hearing and was remanded in custody pending further proceedings at the Old Bailey.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
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Story summary
Joshua Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, has been charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts under the Terrorism Act 2006. The charge relates to activities allegedly planned between May 31, 2024, and July 8, 2026, including actions against Nigel Farage, the MP for Clacton and leader of Reform UK. This comes after Kerry was accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman, who died on July 9, 2026, following an attack at her home in Haytor, Dartmoor, Devon, where she was hit over the head with a hammer more than 21 times. The charge is the result of extensive work by Counter Terrorism Policing teams across the UK. Kerry is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
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The man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe tried to break into Nigel Farage's home in a terrorist plot one year earlier, a court heard today.
asserted
court → accuse → plot
Joshua Kerry is accused of trying to batter down the Reform UK leader's front door while armed with a bottle of lighter fluid in 'preparation of terrorist acts'.
Westminster Magistrates Court heard that that 28-year-old 'carried out online reconnaissance on prominent people and institutions' on various dates between May 31, 2024 and July 8, 2026, including researching Mr Farage's home.
Prosecutor Kashif Malik said the defendant spent hours outside Mr Farage's home on April 20 last year before fleeing, leaving a bottle of lighter fluid in the porch which was discovered by the MP's partner Laure Ferrari.
He told the court: 'On Sunday, April 20, 2025, Nigel Farage's partner returned home to discover damage had been caused to her main front door.
uncertain
damage → accuse → door
Part of the wooden door frame was hanging off and there was a bottle of lighter fluid in the porch.
asserted
Part → hang → porch
'The scene was forensically examined.
asserted
scene → examine → ?
A toolmark was found on the frame that originated from a 27mm single bladed edge.
asserted
that → find → edge
The obvious inference is that an attempt was made to gain entry to the house.
asserted
attempt → make → house
The court heard that police later traced a red Vauxhall Corsa suspected of belonging to Kerry, discovering that the vehicle had travelled from his home in Rotherham to Mr Farage's street and was parked there for several hours that day before leaving and returning to the South Yorkshire town.
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vehicle → hear → town
Mr Malik added: 'He carried out online reconnaissance on prominent people and institutions on various dates between May 31, 2024 and July 8, 2026, including identifying the home address of Nigel Farage.'
uncertain
He → add → Farage
Joshua Kerry, 28, is accused of one count of preparation of terrorist acts
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, pictured at a rally in Doncaster last Thursday
Kerry, did not enter plea to the charge of one count of preparation of terrorist acts relating to alleged activity between May 31, 2024 and July 8, 2026.
uncertain
Farage → accuse → May
He is accused of driving in the same vehicle to carry out the fatal attack on Reform UK spokeswoman and former Tory minister Miss Widdecombe a year later.
asserted
He → accuse → Widdecombe
The 78-year-old died on July 8 after she was hit over the head with a hammer 21 times at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon.
asserted
she → die → Dartmoor
Kerry was charged with her murder in July.
asserted
Kerry → charge → July
In August, Counter Terrorism Policing reopened a year-long probe into an alleged firebomb attack at Mr Farage's home in south London.
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Policing → reopen → London
Police said they had initially investigated the incident as an 'attempted burglary', but made no arrests before the case was closed.
asserted
case → say → arrests
Following its reopening, officers identified a line of inquiry which had not been 'identified and pursued by them at the time'.
asserted
which → follow → time
Wearing a grey tracksuit, the bespectacled defendant sat with his hands folded in his lap as he spoke only to confirm his identity.
asserted
he → wear → identity
He was remanded in custody ahead of a pre-trial hearing at the Old Bailey on Friday.
asserted
He → remand → Friday
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