THE husband of a missing Highworth mother-of-four faces trial for her alleged murder on June 4.

Linda Razzell's estranged husband, Glyn, 43, was charged with murder following her disappearance on March 19 last year.

Razzell pleads not guilty and is set to contest the allegation at Bristol Crown Court.

Although the date of June 4 has been set for trial, it is believed an application could be made by Razzell's defence team to put that date back to enable further preparations to be made.

Mrs Razzell, 42, a part-time learning assistant at Swindon College, disappeared after taking her children on a school run in Highworth.

From there, police believe, she drove her car to her usual parking place in Swindon. There has been no trace of her since, other than the recovery of her mobile telephone near her car.

A full scale search and a police reconstruction of her last known movements, have thrown no more light on the disappearance.