A man has appeared in court for the second time charged with murdering his wife at their home in East Renfrewshire.

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

The 39-year-old woman's body was found on April 26 at the Beech Avenue property.

At Paisley Sheriff Court on Friday, Kerr made no plead or declaration and the case was committed for further examination. He was remanded in custody.