Husband remanded

Ranjeeta Sharma pictured with her son. Photo / Supplied

The husband of a woman who was burned to death on the side of a remote Waikato road last week has appeared in court charged with her murder.

Davesh Sharma, 29, made a brief appearance before a community magistrate in Hamilton yesterday morning and was remanded in custody until Tuesday for a further appearance.

A bid for name suppression failed because the magistrate said details of the incident had already been reported in the media.

Standing in the dock, the 29-year-old postal worker appeared tired and rubbed his hands over his face several times.

Ranjeeta Sharma, 28, was alive when an accelerant was poured over her and she was set alight.

- Additional reporting: NZPA