Overview
- Emergency services were called shortly after 2.20am and paramedics found Dr Hannah Cain unconscious at her home in Dersingham on Sunday, October 4, and she was later pronounced dead.
- Norfolk Police and the CPS charged Mark Cain, 45, with murder and he has been remanded in custody as the case is sent to King’s Lynn Crown Court for further hearings.
- A Home Office post-mortem has taken place and preliminary findings reported in court noted a blunt force injury to the right side of the head and injuries suggestive of neck compression; the formal cause of death remains subject to further forensic analysis.
- Children were in the house during the incident and were returned to family members; specialist officers are supporting the bereaved family and handling child welfare concerns.
- Dr Cain worked at Grimston Medical Centre and ran a private aesthetics business, she was reported to have served on a pool of doctors who cover Sandringham, the local practice has closed temporarily and the community has paid tribute while police continue their investigation.