THE husband of a woman killed outside her home has appeared at court charged with her murder.

Nusrat Ali, 25, was stabbed in the garden of the home she shared with her mother and five sisters in Lothian Road, Middlesbrough, last Tuesday.

Her 29-year-old husband, Amir Shazad, also of Lothian Road, was found hanging in the hallway of his home by police shortly after the stabbing.

He was taken to the James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough, in a critical condition, but was released on Friday and immediately taken into custody for questioning.

On Saturday, he appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court and was remanded in custody to appear at Teesside Crown Court on Thursday.

Ms Ali wed the warehouse worker in Pakistan in an arranged marriage, but the couple had not lived together. He came to Britain 18 months ago and moved in next door to his wife and her family.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police on (01642) 303126.