A MAN charged with the murder of a Wembley dinner lady has been remanded in custody.

Mikdat Sahpaz, 46, appeared at Brent Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning accused of stabbing to death his wife Elif Oruc.

Elif, 42, was found in the kitchen of the house she shared with Mr Sahpaz in Carlton Avenue East, on Thursday, July 9, at around 10pm.

She worked as a dinner lady at Barham Primary School, in Danethorpe Road, and had two children, including an 11-year-old son who attends Preston Park Primary School, in College Road, where she used to work.

Mr Sahpaz is due to appear at the Old Bailey on October 21, when he is due to enter a plea to the murder charge.