Former journalist, Raymond Singh, pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder this morning in the Suva High Court.

Singh is charged with the alleged murder of his wife Wendy Singh at their Ragg Avenue home earlier this month.

He has been remanded in custody until June 4th where his bail will be reviewed once again.

High Court Judge Justice Nazhat Shameem also informed the two legal counsels that the case has been transferred to Justice Daniel Gounder who will hear submissions on the bail review.

Both parties have been told to file affidavits in evidence on the bail review, if they wish for new grounds to be considered.

Justice Shameem has also set, after consultations with the lawyers, a trial date on January 19th 2009.

The pre-trial conference is set to begin on November 20th.