Prosecutors in the UK say former Conservative MP and government minister Ann Widdecombe was murdered in a hammer attack at her home in Devon. Court told that Widdecombe was eating lunch when a man arrived at her house in an isolated village. Prosecutors say he entered and asked about bank cards, with footage and camera recordings from inside her home shown to the court. They allege the man repeatedly struck her on the head with a hammer 21 times. Several reports describe the attack as being captured on camera from within her home. Prosecutors also say the attacker left with her wallet. She was later found by her gardener lying face down on her kitchen floor, according to court accounts reported by multiple outlets. Widdecombe, first elected as a Conservative MP in 1987, is described by outlets as having been a spokeswoman on immigration and justice for Reform UK at the time of her death. A man charged with her murder appears in court as the case proceeds.