The court found the accused guilty of murdering his girlfriend

A takeaway restaurant worker has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend after allegedly “punching, kicking and stomping”.

Sonia Parker, 52, died on the floor of her home Edenbridge earlier this year following an attack by her partner Huseyin Kalyoncu.

The 33-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter, believing his actions caused her death, but denied murder before a two-week trial at Maidstone Crown Court.

Today (October 25) the jury found him guilty of one count of murder.

Last week the court heard how Mrs. Parker, a mother of two, died of blunt force injuries to her head and torso.

Prosecutor Eloise Marshall KC explained that a pathologist’s report showed the victim had 69 external injuries, most of which occurred before her death, and that her body had been “punched, kicked and stomped on”.

On the morning of May 5, an ambulance was called by Kalyoncu, who had come to the country from Cyprus five years ago, but despite the efforts of paramedics, Mrs. Parker died on the spot.

The Turkish Cypriot’s panicked 999 call was played in court, where he told operators: ‘We were arguing and she fell.

He told them: “I had an argument with a girl, then I punched her a little, then she fell on the floor and I need an ambulance.”

The court heard how Kalyoncu called his friend Tayfun Deveci for help and his mother told her Ms Parker “wouldn’t wake up” before calling an ambulance.

Testifying last weekstudent paramedic Nicola Toms, who was first on the scene, explained to the jury that Kalyoncu grabbed her arm and told her in a “panicked” manner to “help her, help her.”

The emergency services worker was asked by defense attorney Christopher Martin how Kalyoncu behaved while performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

She said: “The man repeatedly returned to the property in the corridor and crouched in the corner, sweating and crying.”

Police officers who attended a maisonette in Styles Close, Four Elms, Edenbridgealso testified late last week.

When PC Goodman arrived he said he asked the defendant what had happened and was told he was “hitting” and “hitting” Ms Parker.

The officer then arrested Kalyoncu on assault charges, and the defendant immediately said, “I know it’s not good.”

The court heard from Detective Constable Charlene Brent this week about the investigation into the death of Ms Parker, who worked as a cleaner and takeaway driver, where she met Kalyoncu.

She told the jury how, while the couple were in a relationship, bank transfers and payments suggested Ms Parker had spent thousands of pounds on her partner, including buying more than £1,000 worth of clothes from Sports Direct and JD Sports.

The messages read by Ms Marshall showed the victim buying pot for Kalyoncu and he regularly bombarded her with abusive messages, often telling her to “f*** off” and “shut up” and that she was “stupid”.

While news from the morning of May 5, when Ms Parker died, was read to the court, Kalyoncu was in tears and needed a short break.

However, Lucy Sweetland, defending, read messages to the court from the defendant saying he would pay Ms Parker back and telling her to stop sending him money and he did not want her help.

Bank transfers also showed he had given her money, meaning it wasn’t obvious who was paying for what, Sweetland added.

Footage from police officers’ body-worn cameras was played in court on Tuesday, showing Kalyoncu crying in his cell as he was told Ms. Parker had died and asking, “How do I do this?”

The jury retired Wednesday afternoon before arriving with a guilty verdict today.

Kalyoncu will be sentenced on December 11.