A takeaway worker accused of killing his disabled girlfriend accepts his actions caused her death but denies any intent to murder her, a trial has heard.

Sonia Parker, 52, died on the floor of her home in May after she was left with such serious injuries to her head and torso she stopped breathing properly.

A jury at Maidstone Crown Court heard on Monday that her partner at the time, Huseyin Kalyoncu, had “punched, kicked and stamped” on her at the property they lived together in Styles Close, Four Elms, Edenbridge.

Kalyoncu, 33, pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter but denied one of murder after Ms Parker died from blunt force trauma to her head and torso.

Prosecutor Eloise Marshall KC told the court how the relationship had a history of domestic violence from Kalyoncu to Ms Parker, which was both physical and verbal.

She explained how on multiple occasions the Turkish-Cypriot man, who had come to the country from Cyprus five years ago, had hurt his partner.

“Huseyin Kalyoncu regularly beat Sonia Parker on or before the date he beat her to death,” Ms Marshall said. “That beating demonstrated intent from Huseyin Kalyoncu to cause Sonia Parker very serious harm.”

The court heard how the mother-of-two was starved of oxygen at birth which caused disabilities including a speech impediment, and later on developed a cyst on her brain. Despite this, she worked as a cleaner and a takeaway driver for Ozzy’s in Edenbridge where she met the defendant.

On the morning of May 5, the ambulance service was called by Kalyoncu and paramedics found the woman’s body. Despite working on her, they were unable to save her and a doctor from the air ambulance declared her life extinct at around 9am.

A post-mortem revealed she had “significant bruising to her face, head, limbs, and torso” and she had suffered a mild to moderate traumatic brain injury. There were also signs of stamping on her lower right chest and abdomen.

Ms Marshall told the court how a pathology report found Ms Parker had 69 external injuries, with several pre-dating the time of her death, including fractures to her spine, sternum and ribs.

The Edenbridge woman was described as “very friendly, generous and very kind” by her family and friends who claimed she had become more reserved after Kalyoncu moved into her home.

One neighbour described hearing the defendant shout at his partner after the dog had escaped, claiming he shouted at her that he would “f****** kill her” if the dog was on the road.

Ms Marshall said on another occasion, after finding out Ms Parker was going to leave her job as a cleaner, one of her bosses rang her to try and get her to stay on.

Kalyoncu is said to have then grabbed the phone and told him: “You people are all the same. I’m going to f*** you up.

“I’m going to come down there and f*** all of your staff up.”

When police were called to the home on May 5, Kalyoncu was waiting outside and told one officer: “I’m fighting with my partner, she is down there come and help her.”

Another officer then arrived and asked the defendant what had happened, to which he replies: “I’m fighting with my partner and I’m punching her. She is going down and I call ambulance.”

Ms Marshall says Kalyoncu was then asked by officers what the fight was about. He replied: “Actually I am jealous of her. We are fighting before and I say to her don’t text anyone and I lost control.”

The prosecutor explained how at around 7am, the defendant made a call to his friend, Tayfun Deveci, where he said: “Help me, something has happened.”

Kalyoncu went on to tell his friend that Ms Parker was dead.

At 7.51am he rang his mother via video call. Ms Marshall says the defendant’s mother claimed her son told her Ms Parker “wouldn’t wake up” but that she had a pulse.

The court heard how Kalyoncu had previously told his mum how he had hit Ms Parker and even showed her pictures of his partner’s injuries. He told her again on this call that he had hit the mother-of-two and his own mum told him to ring an ambulance, which he later did at 8.01am.

Ms Marshall detailed how the defendant made a third call to a friend and was “crying” when he told him he had “punched and kicked” Ms Parker after the pair had an argument and he had “beat her up”.

Kalyoncu was originally arrested on suspicion of assault by beating but was later rearrested on suspicion of murder.

He appeared alongside an interpreter in court. Ms Parker’s family, including her sons and ex-partner, were in the courtroom.

The trial is expected to last just over one week and will hear from several witnesses including neighbours, police and employers.