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A mother of four was stabbed to death by her estranged husband in front of her three-year-old daughter while she was on a school run to pick up their children, a court heard.

Aliny Godinho was attacked with a large kitchen knife in Ewell on 8 February.

Jurors at Guildford Crown Court were told Ricardo Godinho pulled up alongside her in a truck, got out and repeatedly stabbed her.

Mr Godinho, 41, denies murder and possessing a bladed article.

Originally from Brazil, Mr and Mrs Godinho had been together for 17 years and moved to the UK in 2013.

In December 2018 Mrs Godinho made an allegation that she was being "controlled" by her husband and found him "mentally abusive", the court heard.

'Sank to the floor'

Prosecutor Kate Lumsdon QC opened the case saying Mrs Godinho, 39, had been with three other mothers at the time of the attack.

She said: "As the truck pulled up and the women turned to see what was happening they heard Aliny scream. One of them thought she had been hit by the truck.

"A man jumped out of the truck and ran towards Aliny, hunched over. Aliny backed away from him.

"As he reached Aliny he grasped her with one hand and with the other stabbed her repeatedly in the upper body.

"She sank to the floor and he continued to stab her in the chest and in the neck."

Mr Godinho "suddenly stopped" and "dropped the knife" before getting back in his truck and driving off at speed, Ms Lumsdon said.

She added: "The three other mothers could not believe what they had just seen. Blood was running from Aliny's mouth and nose. She was unresponsive."

After the stabbing Mr Godinho called "a series of people and told them what he had done", jurors were told.

Ms Lumsdon said Mr Godinho called his secretary Andreia Cordoso and told her: "I stabbed Aliny. I think she is dead. I stabbed her several times."

Mr Godinho, of Kingston Road, Epsom, was later found with a friend and arrested by police.

While in custody an officer heard him say: "I kill my wife because of... problems", Ms Lumsdon said.

She added: "The knife had Mr Godinho's DNA on the handle and Aliny's blood on the blade."

The trial continues.