'We have lost our beautiful girl in the most tragic way' - Tributes paid to woman at centre of murder probe

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A woman who died after being found unconscious on the roadside has been named as her family paid tribute. The victim is believed to have been hit by a van, with a man later arrested on suspcion of murder.

Today, police named the 35-year-old woman who died in the incident in Congleton as Charlotte Dodd. Cheshire Police were alerted at 2.08 am on Sunday September 24th that she had been found next to the road on Padgbury Lane, near to the junction with Arnside Avenue.

Officers and paramedics attended, and Charlotte, from Congleton, was rushed to the Royal Stoke Hospital, where she sadly died.

Her family said of their loss: “We have lost our beautiful girl in the most tragic way. We ask as a family to be allowed to grieve in private.” READ MORE: Emotional scenes at memorial to teenager Nathaniel Shani on what would have been his 15th birthday READ MORE: Police CCTV appeal after man seriously injured in 'shocking' town centre attack The incident involved a white Peugeot Bipper van and a 32-year-old man, who is known to Charlotte, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and also subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder.