Man charged with murder of woman in Great Yarmouth

A woman's body was discovered on Friday

Princes Road
Author: Sian RochePublished 22nd Jan 2024

A 40-year-old man's charged with the murder of a woman in Great Yarmouth.

Officers attended a property on Princes Road at 9.11am on Saturday (20 January 2024), after receiving information that the body of a woman was inside it.

There, they found the body of a woman, thought to be in her 30s.

An initial Home Office post-mortem examination was conducted on Saturday.

While further tests are required, officers tell us preliminary findings show the woman’s death was consistent with compression to the neck.

A man was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday and taken to Great Yarmouth Police Investigation Centre for questioning.

Adam Barnard, of Princes Road, Great Yarmouth, has subsequently been charged with the woman’s murder.

He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates Court today (Monday 22 January 2024).

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