A woman killed in a double stabbing has been pictured and named as Melissa Belshaw. Ms Belshaw, 32, was knifed outside her home in Billinge, Wigan, this afternoon.
A man, in his 40s, is in a serious condition in hospital after reportedly intervening in the attack. A man, 36, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
He remains in custody. Lisa Belshaw, Melissa's stepmother, told Manchester Evening News: "She was lovely. "She is going to be so sadly missed.
I got a phone call saying a man had gone into her house and stabbed her. I had no idea she had died until I read it on Facebook." Pal Leanne Fairhurst added: "She had a good heart.
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