The inquest into the death of Norwich mum Kerri McAuley is expected to be officially opened this morning at Norfolk Coroner's Court.
Ms McAuley, 32, was found dead at a property in Southalls Way on Sunday, January 8.
A Home Office post mortem examination which took place on January 9 was inconclusive however there is evidence that Ms McAuley was subjected to a severe blunt force assault.
Joe Storey, 26, of Murrells Court, St John Street, Norwich, has been charged with her murder and remanded into custody.
Storey will next appear at Norwich Crown Court on March 21 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
A provisional trial date of June 5 has also been pencilled in.
Tributes have poured in for Ms McAuley, a mother of two, who has been described as 'beautiful inside and out'.
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