CCTV Reveals How Raymond Williams Followed Estranged Wife Tania Williams Before Her Murder in Norwich.
A night out in Norwich ended in tragedy for 49-year-old mother-of-four Tania Williams after her estranged husband followed her across the city before she was fatally attacked near her home.
Now, months after her death, a jury has found Raymond Williams, 61, guilty of her murder.
The case has drawn intense attention because of the sequence of events reconstructed through CCTV footage, witness testimony and messages between the estranged couple.
What initially appeared to be a night out with friends became a frightening pursuit through Norwich — ending only yards from Tania’s front door.
A night that began in the city centre
Tania Williams went into Norwich city centre on January 17, 2026, to spend the evening with friends.
The 49-year-old mother of four visited several venues during the night.
According to evidence presented at Norwich Crown Court, however, Raymond Williams was also in the city.
The couple had been estranged for around a year and were in the process of separating permanently.
Court proceedings later heard that Raymond had been asking Tania about her plans and whether she had a boyfriend.
Tania told one of her sons that her estranged husband was following her from venue to venue.
In one message, she told him that if he saw her, he should simply wave and move on.
The situation became increasingly uncomfortable.
CCTV footage later shown to jurors provided investigators with a visual timeline of the evening.
The CCTV trail across Norwich
One of the most significant elements of the prosecution case was the CCTV footage.
According to evidence reported from the trial, Raymond Williams was captured visiting different drinking establishments in the city centre as he tried to locate Tania.
Eventually, he found her at Revolucion de Cuba on Queen Street.
The footage showed the pair leaving the venue, but Tania appeared to distance herself from him as they walked along the street.
She then went in a different direction to catch a bus home.
Williams, meanwhile, was seen making his way towards where his car had been parked.
That separation, however, was not the end of the night.
Prosecutors argued that Williams drove ahead and waited near Tania’s home.
CCTV later showed a vehicle matching his car parked on Yarmouth Road.
Tania eventually arrived back in the area and began walking towards her home in Catherine Gardens.
The prosecution’s case was that Williams was waiting for her.
The final moments near her home
At around 11:30pm, neighbours heard screams in the area.
One female voice was heard shouting:
“What are you going to do? Kill me?”
The sound was followed by the discovery of Tania seriously injured close to her home.
Emergency services were called to Catherine Gardens shortly before 11:45pm.
Tania had suffered severe injuries to her neck and significant blood loss.
Paramedics attempted to save her, but she died at the scene.
A post-mortem examination later concluded that the cause of death was hypovolaemic shock caused by blood loss from a neck wound.
The attack transformed what had begun as an ordinary night out into a devastating loss for a family with four children.
The investigation quickly focused on Williams
Raymond Williams was arrested in the early hours of January 18.
Investigators later presented evidence suggesting that he had attempted to change his appearance after the attack.
According to The Sun, CCTV captured him behaving suspiciously around bins in nearby alleyways. He was also seen removing his watch — a watch Tania had given him — and dropping it down a drain.
The details became part of a wider forensic investigation.
The prosecution also relied on CCTV footage, witness evidence and other material to establish the movements of both Tania and Williams throughout the night.
The case was particularly significant because the prosecution did not have to rely on a single eyewitness to reconstruct the events.
Instead, investigators were able to piece together a sequence from multiple sources.
Earlier allegations also came before the jury
The trial also heard evidence about the couple’s previous relationship.
One of Tania’s daughters told the court about an incident in 2019 in which she said she witnessed her father punch her mother in the ribs.
She also described hearing him say, shortly before the incident, words to the effect that one of them would be dead.
The court heard that Tania had previously complained about Williams following or stalking her.
Those allegations formed part of the broader picture presented to the jury concerning the relationship between the couple.
However, the criminal case itself centred on the events surrounding Tania’s death on January 17.
Williams denied the murder
Williams denied murdering Tania.
During the proceedings, the defence challenged the prosecution’s account and disputed that he was the person responsible for the fatal attack.
That meant the jury had to consider the evidence carefully before reaching its verdict.
The trial lasted 17 days.
Ultimately, the jury found Raymond Williams guilty of murdering his estranged wife.
The verdict represents the conclusion of the criminal trial, although the case has not yet reached its final legal stage.
Williams is due to be sentenced in September.
A mother remembered by her children
While the courtroom focused on evidence and timelines, Tania’s family has continued to remember her for the person she was rather than simply the circumstances of her death.
Her children described her as a beautiful, honest and generous woman with a strong Christian faith.
They said she was passionate about her four children and had a bubbly personality that left a lasting impression on those around her.
Tania was also known in her local community.
She had been involved with her church and was described by community members as kind, colourful and generous.
More than 200 people attended her funeral at Thorpe St Andrew Parish Church, reflecting the impact she had on people beyond her immediate family.
Those tributes provide a stark contrast to the final moments of her life.
For her children and friends, Tania was not simply the victim described in court proceedings.
She was a mother, a friend and a familiar presence in her community.
The wider questions raised by the case
The case has also renewed discussion around coercive control, stalking and domestic abuse — particularly when relationships have ended but one partner continues to monitor or follow the other.
Tania and Raymond had been separated for approximately a year.
Yet the evidence presented at trial suggested that their connection had not simply disappeared when the relationship ended.
Messages, CCTV footage and testimony painted a picture of a night in which Tania attempted to continue her evening while her estranged husband repeatedly appeared in the same places.
The case demonstrates why domestic abuse can remain a serious risk even after a relationship has formally broken down.
It also highlights the importance of preserving messages, CCTV footage and witness accounts when concerns about stalking or harassment arise.
Justice — but not closure
Raymond Williams’ guilty verdict brings an important legal conclusion to a case that began with a devastating discovery outside a home in Thorpe St Andrew.
But for Tania’s four children, a conviction cannot restore the person they lost.
The evidence presented during the trial has now established the prosecution’s case to the criminal standard, and Williams will face sentencing in September.
The CCTV footage that once served as a trail of evidence through Norwich has become part of the permanent record of the final night of Tania Williams’ life.
She went out with friends.
She travelled home.
And according to the prosecution evidence accepted by the jury, her estranged husband followed her.
The night ended only yards from her front door.
Now her family is left with the memories of a woman they described as loving, generous and deeply devoted to her children — while the court moves toward the final stage of the case.