Overview
- Michele Kennedy, 55, was seriously assaulted at a home on Manchester Road in Woolston, Warrington on 13 October and was airlifted to Aintree Hospital.
- She died in hospital on 18 October, and preliminary Home Office post-mortem findings indicate she died from stab wounds.
- Cheshire Constabulary has opened a murder investigation and specialist officers are supporting her family as enquiries continue.
- Her family released the first photograph and a tribute describing her as a much-loved relative and thanking emergency services and members of the public who tried to help.
- Gavin Shaw, 61, was charged with attempted murder, remanded at Warrington Magistrates' Court on 15 October, and is due to appear at Chester Crown Court on 12 November.