A 61-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was found with a serious neck injury in Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk, on 17 January 2026. Norfolk Constabulary arrested Raymond Lee Williams at a property in Harvard Court, Dereham Road, Norwich, in the early hours of Sunday following the incident.
Police were called to Catherine Gardens late on Saturday night where they found a woman, named locally as Tania Williams, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Early reports described her as “in her 40s”; some later reports gave her age as 55 — this discrepancy is unverified. A Home Office post-mortem examination found the cause of death was hypovolemic shock due to blood loss from a wound to the neck.
Raymond Williams appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on 21 January 2026 and was remanded in custody while the legal process continues.
Detectives have confirmed they are not seeking any other suspects at this time. Norfolk Police have appealed for any dashcam footage from the Yarmouth Road area recorded between about 11:00pm and 11:45pm on the night of the incident.
Local reporting and community tributes described Tania Williams as a well-known member of the church community.
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