The trial of a woman who denies murdering her mother has been postponed.

Kauthar Silvera, 29, was due to stand trial at Oxford Crown Court on Monday for allegedly killing Vittoria Baker, 52. Silvera, of Friars Wharf, Oxford, will now attend a pre-trial hearing on August 2, when a decision about a trial date will be made.

Ms Baker’s body was found in her flat in Friars Wharf in August last year.

Silvera was remanded in custody after a hearing at the crown court yesterday.