A man has appeared in court charged with allegedly murdering his partner, whose body was discovered at her East Renfrewshire home.

Glasgow Times:

Police were called to an incident at a house in Beech Avenue, Newton Mearns, at around 11.55pm on Tuesday night.

Mother-of-two Xin Xin Liu, 39, was pronounced dead at the property.

Glasgow Times:

Robert Kerr, 38, was charged with her murder when he appeared in private at Paisley Sheriff Court on Thursday.

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Glasgow Times:

Kerr, of Glasgow, made no plea or declaration during the petition hearing, the Crown Office confirmed.

He was remanded in custody and the case was committed for further examination.

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He is expected to return to court on Friday of next week.