A pharmacist accused of murdering his wife had been cheating on her with men he met on the Grindr dating app, a court has been told.

Mitesh Patel, 37, is accused of killing wife Jessica, 34, at their large Victorian home in the leafy suburb of Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, on May 14 this year.

Her body was found at 8.20pm that day at the house, and a murder enquiry was launched by Cleveland Police.

At the beginning of his trial potential jurors were addressed by the trial judge Mr Justice James Goss.

He told them Mr Patel's infidelity was an accepted part of the case by both sides. He also told them that if they had used or did use the Grindr dating up, which used mostly by gay men, that they would be excused from jury service.

Mr Justice Goss told the jurors at Teesside Crown Court: "The death of Jessica Patel happened in her home on May 14th this year and her husband Mitesh Patel, the gentleman sitting in the dock, is charged with her murder. "Both of them worked as pharmacists at the pharmacy on Roman Road in Linthorpe.

"It is agreed that during the course of the marriage the defendant Mitesh Patel had been unfaithful to his wife including having met men for sexual intercourse.