A woman killed by her partner had foretold her own death by warning she would die at his hands, a court has heard.

Tara Kershaw, 33, sustained fatal injuries as the result of strangulation and was found dead at her flat on Princes Road in Great Yarmouth.

Her partner Adam Barnard, 41, who is on trial for her murder claims he killed her accidentally after suffering an epileptic seizure while he was restraining her.

The body of Tara Kershaw was found in flat on Princes Road in Great YarmouthThe body of Tara Kershaw was found in flat on Princes Road in Great Yarmouth (Image: Newsquest)

The trial at Norwich Crown Court has heard the pair had been in a "volatile" relationship prior to her death in January 2024.

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The jury has heard that she had previously made a number of previous 999 calls to police in the weeks before her death claiming she had been attacked by Barnard.

In a 999 call to police on January 6 - two weeks before her death - said "he" was going to "come and beat her up" and kill her.

In his closing remarks prosecutor Stephen Spence told jurors: “In many respects Tara foretold how she might die and at whose hands.”

Mr Spence said Barnard had attempted to portray Tara as “aggressive, violent and a drunk” and that he was the victim of her violence.

But he said her own “graphic accounts” of the violence and controlling behaviour painted a different picture. 

Adam Barnard denies murder claiming he suffered an epileptic seizure during fatal incidentAdam Barnard denies murder claiming he suffered an epileptic seizure during fatal incident (Image: Facebook)

Barnard previously told the court that he had been taking class A drugs and drinking on the night Ms Kershaw died.

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Giving evidence he had been restraining her to stop her from attacking him with a lamp when he “passed out” from a seizure.  

When he came around he found her dead, he claimed. 

In legal directions to the jury, Judge Alice Robinson said: “This is a very upsetting case, a woman has lost her life.

“It is only natural that you have sympathy for her, her family and her friends, but you must not let play a part in your decision.” 

The trial continues.