Police say the husband of a woman who went missing a week after their wedding has admitted to killing her by accident when he pushed her during a row.

Samir Gabibov, 34, allegedly told officers that he killed Gyulnara, 23, and she fell awkwardly, hit her head and died.

Gabibov says he and his brother then put her body on a bicycle and pushed it six miles into a forest near Russia's second city of St Petersburg where they buried her.

Police say Samir Gabibov (left) has told officers that he killed his wife Gyulnara Gabibova (right) after she hit her head awkwardly when he pushed her during an argument

It is alleged he then buried her body in a forest with the help of his brother. He later directed police to the location, it was claimed

It was reported he police to the forest but at first struggled to remember where she had been buried. Eventually he found the spot and her body has been sent for an autopsy.

Police said the forensic examination could take some time as the body had been buried for more than a month.

Mrs Gabibova's family feared for her safety after her disappearance and her mother recorded a video message urging her to return.

She said: 'We are not blaming you. Please return, we are waiting for you. We do not understand what has happened.'

They were concerned about Gabibov as they knew very little about him, and didn't even know what he did for a living.

The family was also suspicious that he had been the last person to see her alive but couldn't remember what she had been wearing, other than a grey coat.

The newlyweds had spent very little time together before their wedding, in line with Azeri traditions.

However, they said that Gabibov was a jealous man who had banned his bride from using social media.

Police expect to charge Gabibov with murder and say he will face 15 years in jail if convicted.

However, the forensic examination of Mrs Gabibova's body could take some time as it had been buried for more than a month