A LLANELLEN man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 25-year-old woman in Usk.

Peter Morgan, 53, appeared this morning (22nd April) in Cardiff Crown Court where he denied the murder of Georgina Symonds.

The body of the mum-of-one was found in a remote workshop on Beech Hill Farm in Usk on Wednesday 13th January this year.

An inquest revealed a provisional cause of death of ligature pressure to the neck, which is a form of strangulation that occurs with a cord-like object.

A trial date has been set for Monday 27th June.