A British man charged in New Zealand over his second wife's car crash 10 years ago has appeared in a Scottish court charged in relation to his first wife's death.
Malcolm Webster's first wife Claire was killed in a car crash in May 1994. Mr Webster, who was driving, survived the crash in Aberdeenshire.
Grampian police decided last year to re-examine the case.
Mr Webster's second wife Felicity Drumm, from Auckland, was injured in a car crash in Auckland in 1998.
He faced several charges over that incident, including one of stupefying Ms Drumm, but fled New Zealand before appearing in court.
The hearing at the Aberdeen Sheriff's Court on Monday was held in private.
BBC reporter Colin Wight reports the Procurator Fiscal, or prosecutor, said after the hearing that Mr Webster, 49, was charged with obtaining life assurance money involving murder.
He said Grampian police have been told there is no intention at the moment to seek the extradition of Malcolm Webster to New Zealand.
Mr Webster is due to appear in court again next week for a full committal hearing.
