How tragic events surrounding Dersingham doctor Hannah Cain’s death have unfolded, including her husband’s appearances in court

Five days ago, emergency services were called to a house on Fern Hill in Dersingham and found that GP and mother of three, Hannah Cain, had been killed.

It has been a fast-moving police investigation, with Hannah’s husband, Mark Cain, having been charged with her murder and twice appearing in court this week.

He is set to enter a plea at Norwich Crown Court on December 3.

This week has seen countless tributes paid to Hannah, who was known professionally as Dr Terry, and who worked at Grimston Medical Centre.

With so much information having been reported in the last five days, we have summarised the key events as a reminder of how they have unfolded…

• Sunday – 2.20am – Police called to house in Fern Hill, Dersingham, by ambulance service, as woman in her 40s pronounced dead at scene

– Man in his 40s arrested on suspicion of murder and taken to Lynn’s Police Investigation Centre for questioning

– Police cordon in place at the property, as detectives from the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team launch murder investigation.

• Sunday – 8.15pm – officers launch an appeal as they shared information regarding the probe

• Monday morning – Fern Hill shut to pedestrians and motorists as detectives and forensic teams carry out work at the home

– Home Office post-mortem scheduled to be carried out on woman’s body

• Monday afternoon – Murder suspect remains in custody as superintendent’s extension granted, giving detectives an extra 12 hours for further investigation and questioning

– Officials at Grimston Medical Centre announce that surgery and dispensary are closed due to “extremely difficult circumstances” affecting team

– Patients asked to respect team’s privacy at what was described as “a very difficult time”

• Monday evening – Detectives granted additional 32 hours to question arrested man, after applying to Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court for warrant of further detention

– Woman who died named locally as 45-year-old Hannah Cain, a GP who was professionally known as Dr Hannah Terry

• Tuesday morning – Dr Terry worked at Grimston Medical Centre, which remained shut again, although its dispensary was open for a few hours

– Many send condolences to those who knew Hannah, who had three young children – as Dersingham residents speak of shock

• Tuesday evening – Hannah’s husband, 45-year-old Mark Cain, charged with her murder

– He was remanded in custody to appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning

– Specialist officers support Hannah’s family, who ask for privacy

• Wednesday morning – Cain appears in court, with court told police were called to family’s home after reports of suspected robbery

– Defendant remanded in custody to appear at Lynn Crown Court on Thursday

• Wednesday afternoon – At least £1,300 raised for Hannah’s children as more tributes paid to ‘wonderful woman’

– Floral tributes left outside family home – with cordon remains in place

– Grimston Medical Centre reopens – stating it ‘won’t comment’ on circumstances surrounding Dr Terry’s ‘tragic’ death

– Family ‘devastated’ by Hannah’s loss as they say they are ‘incredibly proud’ of the woman she was and pay tribute to ‘kind, generous and loving’ nature – as they again ask for privacy to be respected

• Thursday – Cain appears at Lynn Crown Court via video link from Norwich Prison and sobs

– Judge Mr Justice Lickley hears facts of case – including that Hannah was “hit on head with axe and strangled” – as defence barrister asks for more time so Cain can be assessed for medical reports

– Plea and trial preparation hearing fixed for December 3 at Norwich Crown Court

– More than £5,000 is raised for Hannah’s children via JustGiving page

– St Nicholas Church in Dersingham, St Botolph’s Church in Grimston and Heacham Parish Church all invite residents “to come together to reflect and pray” and light candles in Hannah’s memory on Sunday at 4pm