GP found dead during children's sleepover near Sandringham — husband charged with murder

Dr Hannah Terry, 45, was found dead at her Dersingham home near the Sandringham Estate. Husband Mark Cain, 45, has been charged with her murder.

GP found dead at home near Sandringham Estate while hosting children's sleepover

A doctor who served as a GP for the Royal Family was found dead at her home in Dersingham, Norfolk, in the early hours of Sunday morning — while a children's sleepover was taking place at the property, people.com reports.

Hannah Terry, 45, also known as Hannah Cain, was pronounced dead at the scene after Norfolk Constabulary officers were called to the address shortly after 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, 4 October, following a call from the ambulance service. Her home sits less than two miles from King Charles's Sandringham Estate.

Her husband, Mark Cain, 45, has since been charged with murder.

Children present at the house at the time of the incident were taken away by authorities in the early hours of the morning, according to The Times.

Warrant sought for extended questioning

A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken to King's Lynn Police Investigation Centre. Detectives applied to Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court for a warrant of further detention, granting investigators an additional 32 hours to question the suspect.

An autopsy was performed on Monday, 5 October. Police confirmed the property remained cordoned off as inquiries continued.

'A lovely human being'

Hannah had worked as a doctor for more than 15 years, according to her professional website, having trained across "various medical specialities as a junior doctor, both medical and surgical including emergency and urgent care." She practised at Grimston Medical Centre and also ran her own aesthetics business, Norfolk Sky Aesthetics, offering beauty procedures.

A notice posted on the Grimston Medical Centre website stated: "We are sorry to let patients know that Grimston Medical Centre is temporarily closed due to extremely difficult circumstances affecting our practice team. We apologise for the disruption and appreciate your patience and understanding at what is a very difficult time for our colleagues."

Neighbours described Hannah as a warm and devoted mother. "She was just a lovely human being with three gorgeous young children. Something's obviously gone very badly wrong. I'm just out of words, we all are," one neighbour told The Times.

Another local said the village of Dersingham was "the sort of place where if you forget to lock your car and leave it out all night nothing will happen to it."

Major investigation team deployed

Detectives from the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team have formally launched a murder inquiry. Detective Inspector Alix Wright said in a statement: "We are in the very early stages of this investigation working to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the woman's death."

Wright added: "I'd ask anyone who believes they may have information that could help our investigation to please share this with us."

Norfolk Constabulary declined to comment further when contacted by people.com.

Source: The Sun