A WOMAN has appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to the murder of 35-year-old Lorraine Ozkan.

Ms Ozkan was stabbed to death at a flat in Moselle House, Derby Road, Watford, on January 3 this year. She was taken to Watford General Hospital with injuries but later died. Amanda Ansa-Otu, 39, of Derby Road, Watford, pleaded not guilty to the murder at a plea and case management hearing at St Albans Crown Court on Wednesday afternoon.

A trial has been arranged to be held in October.