A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found at a house in Edinburgh.

Marie Walker, 61, was found in Pennywell Road around 9.30am on Tuesday.

On Friday, Robert Douglas appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court charged with her murder.

The 62-year-old, who is from Edinburgh, made no plea and was remanded in custody.

The case was committed for further examination and he is due to appear within the next eight days.

Detective inspector Susan Balfour said earlier: "We recognise that this incident was of great shock to the local community.

"We are satisfied this is an isolated matter and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the death."