Police in Majorca have arrested a Russian woman accused of murdering her husband and feeding his flesh to her pet Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

Svetlana Batukova, 46, was due to appear in court this afternoon over husband Hans Henkels' murder.

The 66-year-old bled to death after being stabbed in an attack at their home in the east coast resort of Cala Millor on the idyllic holiday island.

Svetlana Batukova is accused of stabbing her husband to death and feeding strips of his flesh to her pet dog

Batukova, from Russia's third largest city Novosibirsk, regularly posted pictures of her pet dog and cat on her Facebook page

His arms had reportedly been cut down to the bone and Batukova's Staffordshire Bull Terrier fed strips of his flesh.

Batukova, a self-confessed cocaine addict, is said to have taken several hours to call police.

She spent the eve of her court appearance in a hospital psychiatric unit after suffering a suspected psychotic episode believed to have been caused by a drink and drugs binge.

Investigators believe the victim, who had recently undergone surgery on his windpiper and was unable to speak, may have been drugged before his death before as there were no signs he had defended himself.

Batukova's husband bled to death after being stabbed in an attack at their home in the east coast resort of Cala Millor on the idyllic holiday island

The couple had only married in January after living together for around two years.

Batukova, from Russia's third largest city Novosibirsk, regularly posted pictures of her pet dog and cat on her Facebook page.

The couple are said to have rowed regularly and had been visited by police several times prior to Friday's afternoon's incident.

Batukova is a self-confessed cocaine addict, and local reports said she had recently offered a man she met in a bar €50,000 to kill her husband

Local reports said the Russian woman had recently offered a man she met in a bar €50,000 to kill her husband.

Police were unavailable for comment this afternoon.