Swedish man arrested for murdering his wife at their home in Torrevieja last Saturday has been remanded to custody by the judge. Judge Iris Valero is in charge of domestic violence cases locally and is understood to believe the murder was premeditated, La Verdad newspaper reports.The paper notes statements from neighbours on the urbanisation where the couple lived, La Siesta, that the victim, 67 year old Mona J., suffered repeated abuse from her husband. The accused, Karl J., aged 66, now faces domestic violence charges as well as the murder charge.He attended court on Tuesday in a wheelchair after being admitted to hospital with dehydration the previous night; he had refused to take in any food or liquids since his arrest last Saturday.La Verdad reports that Karl J. was too drunk to make a statement to police on the day of his arrest.