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Tribute as murder inquiry widens | Tribute as murder inquiry widens |
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Police investigating the murder of a 50-year-old mother-of-four at a house in Flintshire are also carrying out inquiries in the Manchester area. | |
A man of 49 is being questioned over the death of Karen McGraw, also a grandmother, who was found at her Connah's Quay home on Thursday. | A man of 49 is being questioned over the death of Karen McGraw, also a grandmother, who was found at her Connah's Quay home on Thursday. |
Thirty North Wales Police detectives are on the inquiry, with the house and other scenes under examination. | Thirty North Wales Police detectives are on the inquiry, with the house and other scenes under examination. |
Ms McGraw's daughter has paid tribute, saying the family are all devastated. | Ms McGraw's daughter has paid tribute, saying the family are all devastated. |
Kimberly McGraw said the family was also "deeply shocked by the circumstances surrounding her death". | Kimberly McGraw said the family was also "deeply shocked by the circumstances surrounding her death". |
She was taken to hospital in Chester after 2200BST on Thursday and later pronounced dead. | She was taken to hospital in Chester after 2200BST on Thursday and later pronounced dead. |
We ask that all her friends and everyone who knew her remember her at her happiest and not as she was when she was so cruelly taken from us at such a young age Kimberley McGraw, daughter | We ask that all her friends and everyone who knew her remember her at her happiest and not as she was when she was so cruelly taken from us at such a young age Kimberley McGraw, daughter |
Officers said she had sustained "puncture wounds" and the weapon believed to have been used in the attack has been identified. | Officers said she had sustained "puncture wounds" and the weapon believed to have been used in the attack has been identified. |
Police said they were continuing to carry out extensive investigations in their area and Manchester to find out the full circumstances leading up to Ms McGraw's death. | Police said they were continuing to carry out extensive investigations in their area and Manchester to find out the full circumstances leading up to Ms McGraw's death. |
House-to-house inquires are being carried out in Connah's Quay and forensic experts are still at Ms McGraw's house on Tecwyn Drive conducting a full search. The house remains cordoned off. | House-to-house inquires are being carried out in Connah's Quay and forensic experts are still at Ms McGraw's house on Tecwyn Drive conducting a full search. The house remains cordoned off. |
The force said it was supporting Ms McGraw's family though its family liaison officers. | The force said it was supporting Ms McGraw's family though its family liaison officers. |
Cruelly taken | Cruelly taken |
It also confirmed the matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | It also confirmed the matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
In her tribute her daughter said: "We ask that all her friends and everyone who knew her remember her at her happiest and not as she was when she was so cruelly taken from us at such a young age." | In her tribute her daughter said: "We ask that all her friends and everyone who knew her remember her at her happiest and not as she was when she was so cruelly taken from us at such a young age." |
She also thanked everybody for their messages of support and condolences, and the many flowers laid at her mother's home. | She also thanked everybody for their messages of support and condolences, and the many flowers laid at her mother's home. |
She also appealed for the family's privacy to be respected to allow them to "gather our thoughts and to mourn our tragic loss". | She also appealed for the family's privacy to be respected to allow them to "gather our thoughts and to mourn our tragic loss". |
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