A man has appeared in court accused of stabbing a woman to death in Uxbridge.

Shonhiwa Gibson Mazikana is accused of killing mum-of-two, Emily Munemo, in Collingwood Road on Friday (January 30).

She was found with stab wounds at around 11am. Paramedics were unable to save the 41-year-old’s life and she died at 12.22pm.

Mr Mazikana appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, charged with murder, where his case was sent to the Old Bailey. The 35-year-old, of Reid Close, Hayes, will appear at the central criminal court for a bail hearing on February 18.

Mr Mazikana was remanded in custody until his next hearing.