A MAN is to stand trial along with a woman charged with his sister's murder.

Jordan Johnstone, 24, and Angela Newlands, 28, today appeared for a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.

They are both accused of murdering Annalise Johnstone at the Maggie's Wall Memorial near Dunning, Perthshire in May this year.

Prosecutors allege the 22-year-old was repeatedly struck on the neck with a knife or similar item.

The pair then face a charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.

It is claimed Annalise's body was moved in a Ford Galaxy car and left near a stone dyke at the side of the B8062 in Perthshire.

The duo are further alleged to have made a false report that Annalise – who also used the name McDonald – was missing.

Jordan Johnstone alone faces an earlier charge of assaulting his sister in Beith, Ayrshire two days before the alleged killing.

He is further accused of attacking another woman in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire on May 6.

His QC Keith Stewart and Brian McConnachie QC, defending Newlands, both pled not guilty on their behalf.

Lord Burns set a trial due to begin next April in Livingston.

The case could last up to 15 days.