A Rwandan man charged with murder after the body of his wife was found in a car has been remanded in custody.

Jean-Marie Ruzindana, 34, of Taragon Place, Greater Leys, has not yet entered a plea.

He appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday.

Ruzindana was arrested after the body of his wife, Norette, was found in the back seat of a red Volkswagen Golf, parked off the B480 in Chiselhampton on November 17 last year.

A post mortem examination revealed she had died from asphyxiation.