A 61-year-old Moreton man has denied murdering his wife.
David Sadler pleaded not guilty to murdering Jill Sadler, 58, whose body was discovered at their home in Wastdale Drive, Moreton in the early hours of Sunday February 18 this year.
He appeared at Liverpool Crown Court via video link from Liverpool prison on Tuesday.
Judge Andrew Menary, QC fixed his trial, expected to last five to seven days, to start on August 20.
Sadler was further remanded in custody until a pre-trial hearing on June 1.
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