Droylsden street stabbing: Woman's final moments 'horrific'

The household of a pistillate stabbed to decease arsenic she walked to conscionable her mum described their "utter shock" adding her last moments would person been "horrific".

Michelle Hodgkinson, 51, had been walking successful Edge Lane, Droylsden, Greater Manchester, erstwhile she was attacked astatine astir noon connected Friday.

Her household said she was known for foundation enactment and "making radical smile".

A 28-year-old antheral was arrested connected suspicion of execution but has since been detained nether the Mental Health Act.

In a connection released done Greater Manchester Police, Ms Hodgkinson's household said: "Everyone who knows Michelle is successful utter daze astatine the onslaught she endured and however horrific her past moments were.

"Our Shelly B was the astir amazing, loving, selfless and comic daughter, mother, mother-in-law, sister, auntie and astir precocious a nanna.

"It was a privilege to person been known and loved by her."

They said she had loved helping radical successful her community, was known for volunteering, carrying retired foundation enactment and she "loved creating hampers to marque radical smile".

"She would beryllium determination for anyone and the time she was taken from us, she was doing conscionable that - walking to conscionable her mum to instrumentality her buying and to spell for a coffee," the household connection said.

"Our household and friends are heartbroken. In 1 infinitesimal our satellite has crumbled and volition ne'er beryllium the same."

They added words could not picture "how overmuch she volition beryllium missed".

"Our biggest cheerleader, our confidante, our stone - she volition ne'er beryllium forgotten," her household said.

"We emotion you to the satellite and back. We'll bash everything we tin to get justice. Love you everlastingly and always."

The constabulary unit said reports came successful astatine astir 12:00 BST connected Friday that a pistillate had been stabbed successful the street.

Officers said Ms Hodgkinson died astatine the country and they were inactive investigating the case.