A MOTHER-of-two has denied murdering a man who was crushed to death under the wheels of her car.

Shaun Dalby, 28, suffocated under the weight of Naomi Myers' Fiat Punto in a shop car park in Coxhoe, County Durham, in the early hours of February 2.

Myers, 21, of Coxhoe, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court to deny the single charge.

Wearing a black jacket with a white top underneath, Myers spoke only to enter her not guilty plea. She was backed by family supporters, while relatives of the dead man sat elsewhere in the court.

The case was adjourned until June and Judge David Hodson granted her conditional bail.

A trial, to be held later in the year, could last seven days.