A 52-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who was found stabbed to death in the passenger seat of a car.
Alan Entwistle, is accused of killing Claire Atkinson, 31, who died after suffering multiple wounds to the chest prior to a road crash in Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, on April 17.
Entwistle, of Custom House, Lane, Fleetwood, appeared in the dock at Blackpool Magistrates' Court.
He spoke to confirm his personal details and that he understood the charge brought against him.
Magistrates remanded him in custody until May 7 when he will attend Preston Crown Court for a preliminary hearing.
No application for bail was made.
Entwistle, a former partner of Miss Atkinson, was arrested at the scene of the incident after the Hyundai vehicle hit a Land Rover Discovery.
Police were called by paramedics and it was established that her injuries were not caused by the impact of the collision.
Following her death, Miss Atkinson's parents Grenville, 55, and Kath, 52, said they were "completely devastated" at the loss of their "precious and beautiful daughter".
They said she loved her life with her sons, Harvey, nine, and Euan, seven.
