Ann Widdecombe was hit on the head with a hammer 21 times at her home as she ate lunch in an attack that was caught on camera, prosecutors have told Westminster Magistrates' Court. Kerry, who prosecutors say was in the property for two minutes and was wearing black gloves, then allegedly hit Widdecombe repeatedly with a hammer in her kitchen, tipped her from her chair and took her wallet before driving off. At the Old Bailey hearing, prosecutor Alistair Richardson said the attack on Widdecombe had been carried out with a "ferocity of violence". The show's production team tried to contact Widdecombe through her personal assistant, who then asked Widdecombe's gardener to check on her, the court heard. Prosecutors said the gardener entered the house via the open front door on 9 July and found Widdecombe lying face down on her kitchen floor with a serious head injury.