A murder suspect has appeared in court over the death of a woman in the Black Country.

Harminder Mattu is accused of killing Paramjit Kaur between March 29 and April 25.

The 51-year-old denied a single court of murder when he appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday, August 29.

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Mattu - who was assisted in court by a Punjabi interpreter - heard that his trial is expected to last five days.

The defendant, of Swan Crescent, Oldbury, was remanded in custody.

Judge Michael Chambers KC told the defendant the trial date has not yet been fixed.

He said: "We will try to fix a date as soon as possible."

West Midlands Police previously said Ms Kaur - also known as Soni - died at a property in Swan C

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