A MAN aged 58 is to stand trial for attempting to murder a woman in Bradford.

Tasawar Ali, of Westcombe Court, Wyke, Bradford, was remanded back into custody after the short hearing at Bradford Crown Court this morning.

Ali pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder Monika Sharma in Longlands Street, near Bradford City Centre, on March 2 this year.

His four-day trial will begin on October 14.