A MAN accused of murdering his wife is due to stand trial from today (Monday).

Stuart Robertson had denied murder at a plea and trial preparation on March 8 at Liverpool Crown Court.

Dawn Robertson was found unresponsive inside a house in Cannon Street in Clock Face on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 15, last year.

Paramedics attended but the 62-year-old's death was confirmed.

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During a previous court hearing last November, judge Andrew Menary KC said that the "allegation is this defendant violently killed his wife by strangling her”.

In February, Robertson had issued a guilty plea to a count of manslaughter.

The 69-year-old, who is remanded in custody, issued a not guilty plea to a murder charge as he appeared back at the court in March.

A trial is scheduled to start from Monday, May 13, at Liverpool Crown Court.

It is estimated to last five to seven days.