A man has appeared in court charged with murdering his 39-year-old wife at their home in East Renfrewshire.

Robert Kerr, 38, has been accused of murdering mother-of-two Xin Xin Liu at their home in the suburb of Newton Mearns.

At Paisley Sheriff Court on Thursday, Kerr made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.

The case was continued and he is due to appear in court again on Friday next week.