A 25-year-old man charged with murdering a father-of-two was remanded in custody this morning.

Christopher Philp, of Leiden Road, Wood Farm, Oxford, appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court shortly after 10am charged with murder.

The charge relates to the death of Stephen Pinker, 43, who died after being stabbed in the neck outside The Corner House pub in Hollow Way, Cowley, Oxford, on Tuesday evening.

During the five-minute hearing, Philp spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth.

Magistrates' remanded Philp in custody to appear at Oxford Crown Court on Friday, April 4.