Man murdered wife, 34, at their Victorian home after cheating on her with men

Mitesh Patel, 37, is accused of killing his wife and business partner Jessica, 34, at their large Victorian home in a wealthy suburb of Middlesbrough on May 14 this year.

Mrs Patel's body was found at 8.20pm at the house in Linthorpe and a murder investigation was launched by Cleveland Police - but Mitesh Patel denies killing his wife.


'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'.

He added: 'Some of them he met using the social networking site called Grindr.'

His words came as jurors were being selected from a larger panel before Nicholas Campbell, QC, opens the case.

The trial is expected to get underway with a full opening of the case on Thursday morning.

Jessica's murder shocked the suburb of Linthorpe where she and her husband lived on The Avenue, a short walk from their work.

The pair ran the pharmacy together and married after they had first met at university in Manchester.

Mr Patel denies the murder.