Trial of West Bromwich man accused of murdering woman found in Smethwick due to begin

The trial of a West Bromwich man accused of killing a sex worker in Smethwick is due to start this afternoon (May 5).

Shara Millar’s body was found off Woodburn Road in Smethwick shortly after 6.10am on August 11, last year prompting a police appeal to the public for information and camera footage.

The man accused of her murder, Tanveer Singh, aged 31, of Leopard Lane, West Bromwich, is due to stand trial today at Wolverhampton Crown Court with a time estimate for the trial of a week.

Singh pleaded not guilty to the murder of Shara Millar, who was 41 and from Lincolnshire.