A man accused of murdering a woman at a home in Radlett has been remanded in custody following a pre-trial hearing.

Police were called to the property in Orchard Close on the morning of Tuesday, July 25, after receiving reports that a woman in her 70s had been killed.

Raymond Page, 64, of Orchard Close, was subsequently arrested and charged with the murder.

Page appeared at St Albans Crown Court on Friday, September 29, for a pre-trial preparation hearing.

He was remanded in custody and given a trial date of January 8, 2018.