A MAN accused of killing his wife was due to appear in court today (Monday).

The body of Sandbach hairdresser Sarah Richardson was found at her parents’ home in Lyndhurst Drive, Brown Lees, in May.

The 26-year-old, who worked at the Willard Gibbs salon in Congleton Road, had suffered multiple stab wounds.

Edward Richardson, aged 41, of Mayfield Road, Biddulph, has been charged with her murder. He was today due to appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.