A new date has been set for the murder trial of beautician Janee Parsons’ husband.

Andrew Parsons appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday for a hearing in which the date of the trial was brought forward from Monday, May 13 to Friday, May 10.

The 38-year-old denies murdering his 31-year-old wife, whose body was found in the family’s home in Lucerne Avenue, Bicester, on December 1 last year.

He has been remanded in custody.