Murder accused remanded in custody over death of 'wonderful' mum in Sheffield
Jayne Lewis, aged 46, was found dead at a flat on Hazlebarrow Crescent, in Jordanthorpe, last Thursday.
Phillip French was charged on Saturday with her murder, and he appeared this afternoon at Sheffield Magistrates' Court.
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Hide AdFrench, also aged 46, and of Hazlebarrow Crescent, was remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday.
A post-mortem examination has given the provisional cause of death as compression of the neck, pending toxicology reports.
Tributes have flooded in for Ms Lewis, with one friend calling her a 'wonderful person' and others describing how she was always there for those in need and had the gift of making people smile.