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Chilling CCTV shows jealous killer follow estranged wife before laying in wait to murder her
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Chilling CCTV shows jealous killer follow estranged wife before laying in wait to murder her A jury found Raymond Williams, 61, guilty of the murder of his estranged wife Tania and saw CCTV of the thug searching for the woman in Norwich city centre before eventually locating her in a bar Harrowing CCTV shows a jealous killer follow his estranged wife before he lay in wait and brutally murdered her. Raymond Williams, 61, slashed the throat of Tania Williams outside her home after seeing her...
Chilling CCTV shows jealous killer follow estranged wife before laying in wait to murder her
A jury found Raymond Williams, 61, guilty of the murder of his estranged wife Tania and saw CCTV of the thug searching for the woman in Norwich city centre before eventually locating her in a bar
Harrowing CCTV shows a jealous killer follow his estranged wife before he lay in wait and brutally murdered her.
Raymond Williams, 61, slashed the throat of Tania Williams outside her home after seeing her with another man during a night out in Norwich. A court heard Williams, who previously served as a police community support officer, was "consumed with jealousy" and went "from bar to bar" to track her down.
The thug eventually found Tania, 49, in Revolucion de Cuba in Norwich city centre and, minutes later, attacked the mum of four near her home. Neighbours heard screaming and found Tania with severe injuries and significant blood loss but, despite their best efforts and those of paramedics, she died.
Williams was this week found guilty of her murder, following a trial at Norwich Crown Court. The jury heard Williams, who had been married to Tania for 26 years and had three children with the woman, left his flat in shared accommodation in Clover Hill, Norwich to head for the city centre on the hunt for his ex.
Footage shown to the jury - and now released to the media by police - captured Williams "going from bar to bar" to track her down on Saturday January 17, around four months after they had separated. Tania was on a night out with friends but Williams eventually found her.
CCTV then captured both Williams and Tania walking out of the venue and down the street, with Tania appearing to distance herself from him.
As Tania headed in one direction to catch a bus home, Williams was seen jogging down another road towards where his white Vauxhall Corsa was parked on Fishergate. Security footage then showed this car parked on a street as he "laid in wait" for Tania, who was then seen on CCTV getting off her bus and walking towards her home in Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk.
At 11.30pm, neighbours heard petrified screams, including a female voice saying: "What are you going to do? Kill me?", before Tania was discovered lying on the ground in a "pool of blood".
Two hours later, armed police arrested Williams at his accommodation. By now, he was dressed completely differently after disposing of everything he was wearing earlier in the evening in a bid to avoid forensic detection.
CCTV had captured him acting suspiciously around bins in nearby alleyways. Footage showed him taking off his watch, which had been given to him by Tania, and dropping it down a drain.
Williams will be sentenced on September 21. While in custody, Williams refused to provide nail clippings voluntarily. Samples had to be obtained under the appropriate legal powers. He answered "no comment" to all questions put to him during police interviews.
Jurors also heard evidence relating to a previous incident involving Williams and Tania.
In April 2019, Williams was alleged to have attended Tania's address following a night out and assaulted and threatened her. Although Tania later withdrew her statement and the investigation was discontinued, evidence relating to the incident was heard during the trial.
Senior Investigating Officer Detective Inspector Sam Pontin said: "This was a thorough and complex investigation involving officers and staff from across the force.
"Thanks to the strength of the evidence presented, the jury was able to reach its verdict and hold Williams accountable for his actions.
"While no verdict can undo the pain caused by Tania's death, I hope today's outcome provides her family with some measure of justice."