Husband facing murder trial is found hanged

A MAN accused of stabbing his wife to death in a newspaper shop has killed himself in jail.

Sheikh Saine, who had been remanded over the death of Fatou Saine, 33, was found hanging in his cell in Barlinnie Prison on Tuesday.

The 43-year-old, whose family came from Gambia, was due to stand trial for the murder, which took place in a McColl's newsagents where Mrs Saine worked, in St Enoch Square, Glasgow, on 1 June.

After the attack, Mr Saine turned the 8in knife on himself. When police were called to the incident shortly before midday, they found him injured and his wife dead.

Mr Saine was initially taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary and then, after appearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court on 8 June, was remanded in custody.

He made no plea or declaration during his most recent court appearance.

It was alleged he had bitten and punched Mrs Saine and held his rucksack over her face and mouth before stabbing her.

The court heard that Mr Saine, from Greenock, Inverclyde, was on bail from Greenock Sheriff Court at the time of the incident. He was also charged with breaching a bail condition not to approach his wife.

The Scottish Prison Service declined to comment.