Rotherham suspect in Ann Widdecombe murder case in crown court today charged over Farage terror plot
He accused of carrying out online reconnaissance into the addresses of prominent people, including the Reform UK leader
A Rotherham man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe is set to appear at crown court charged over a terror plot at Nigel Farage’s home.
Joshua Kerry, aged 28, of Byrley Road, Kimberworth Park, will appear at the Old Bailey today (October 9) charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts relating to alleged activity between May 31, 2024, and July 8, 2026.
It follows a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
Kerry is accused of carrying out online reconnaissance on prominent people, including identifying the home address of Reform UK leader Mr Farage, the magistrates heard.
Prosecutors alleged that he travelled to Mr Farage’s home on April 20 last year and that the “inference” from damage to the front door was that Kerry tried to break into the house.
Reform UK spokeswoman and former Tory minister Miss Widdecombe, 78, died on July 8 after she was hit over the head with a hammer 21 times at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon, a court previously heard. Kerry is also accused of her murder.
In August, counter-terror police reopened a year-long probe into an alleged attack at Mr Farage’s home in south London.
The Metropolitan Police and CTP London said they investigated the incident as an “attempted burglary”, but made no arrests before the case was closed pending any new lines of inquiry.
Following its reopening, CTP London identified a line of inquiry which it said “may have been relevant” but had not been “identified and pursued by them at the time”.