An inquest into the prison death of a man accused of killing his missing partner is set to last 10 days.

Stuart Williamson died while on remand at HMP Norwich on December 29, 2021, after being found dead in his cell.

Mr Williamson had been arrested on suspicion of the murder of his ex-partner Diane Douglas, whose body was discovered buried in the grounds of his farmhouse in Colton.

He was charged with Ms Douglas's murder but was yet to enter a plea or stand trial at the time of his death.

An inquest into his death is due to resume next month and will be held with a jury.

A pre-inquest review hearing was held at County Hall on Monday, at which details of witnesses and evidence were confirmed.

It heard that evidence will be provided by prison workers and mental health practitioners about the days leading up to his death.

A statement written by Mr Williamson's partner at the time is also due to be read out over the course of the inquest.

Jacqueline Lake, senior coroner for Norfolk, said the scope of the inquest would be to look at a combination of factors in the run-up to his death.

These include exploring the Covid-19 lockdown regime which was in place at HMP Norwich at the time and the mental health support Mr Williamson received during his imprisonment. 

The hearing was told that Mr Williamson was discovered in his cell by prison officers as they brought round meals for inmates.

The inquest was opened on January 14 and has been adjourned on a number of occasions prior to the latest hearing.

At a previous hearing, it was confirmed that Mr Williamson's medical cause of death was hypervolemic shock from a self-inflicted left neck wound.

Mr Williamson, 56, was arrested in Wales on October 30, 2021, and later charged with the murder of Ms Douglas - who had been missing since December 2018.

The full inquest into his death will be heard in front of a jury next month, from Monday, December 12. It is expected to last 10 days.

A separate inquest into the death of Ms Douglas is scheduled to take place in May.