A 28-year-old Margate woman has been remanded in custody after being charged with murdering her husband.

The body of Kevin Carter, 30, was found at 9.10pm on Friday night at his flat in Sweyn Road, Cliftonville. A post mortem examination the following day established that he died of stab wounds.

Janice Carter, who was arrested on Friday evening, appeared before Thanet magistrates court in Margate today.

She will next appear at a preliminary hearing before Maidstone crown court on Friday, October 28.