Estranged husband of murdered Manx woman to stand trial

Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:00

A murder trial will begin next week after the death of Manx woman last year.

The Island was plunged into mourning following the news of Joanna Brown's murder back in November, she was discovered in woodland near her Ascot home.

She grew up on the Island spending a great deal of her childhood in Laxey, she attended the Buchan School.

Her estranged husband Robert Brown was charged with her murder. The 47 year old will go on trial at Reading Crown Court on Monday.

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