Trial of man accused of killing Shara Millar in Smethwick will start next week
Shara Millar was found dead at a Smethwick industrial estate in summer 2025.
Published 29th Apr 2026, 06:00 BST
Updated 29th Apr 2026, 07:21 BST
A West Bromwich man accused of strangling a sex worker in Smethwick will be standing trial next week.
Shara Millar’s body was found in Woodburn Road shortly after 6.10am on August 11 last year prompting a police appeal to the public for information and camera footage.
Yesterday (April 28) the defendant Tanveer Singh, aged 31, of Leopard Lane, West Bromwich, appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court for a preliminary hearing.
Singh’s trial is due to open on May 5. He denies murdering the 41-year-old, originally from Lincolnshire.