Woman, 27, charged with murder after man, 28, found dead as family pay tribute to ‘larger than life character’
A WOMAN has been charged with murder after a 28-year-old man was killed with his family paying emotional tribute,
Cops were scrambled to a house in Hyde, Greater Manchester, on Sunday following reports of a domestic disturbance.
The victim, named by cops as Rees Howarth, was found in critical condition.
Sadly Rees could not be saved from his injuries and was declared dead not long after.
Katie Yeomans, 27, has now been charged with murder.
She was remanded into custody and will appear at Manchester Magistrates Court today.
Another woman, 19, was also arrested at the scene on Sunday on suspicion of murder.
But cops have now confirmed that she has been released with no further action to be taken.
DCI Mark Davis of GMP’s Major Incident Team said: “Our thoughts are of course with the victim’s family and we will continue to support them at this extremely difficult time.
“Again, I would like to reassure the public that this is an is an isolated incident with no wider risk to the public and we would please ask that members of the public not to speculate on this investigation.
“We can confirm that the 28-year-old victim is Rees Howarth and his family have expressed the following words to be shared in tribute to his memory.
“His family said that Rees was an ‘active and outing man, who was funny and loving. He had a heart of gold and was caring and kind hearted.
“He was a larger than life character who will be sadly missed by all who loved him’ and have expressed that their family and loved ones have privacy while they grieve for their loss.
“I would like to continue to appeal to members of the public for any information from anyone who may know more about this incident to please come forward and speak to GMP.
“If you want to report information or submit any footage, please report this by calling 101 or use our online report tool at www.gmp.police.uk quoting log 1870 of 23/04/2023 or Operation Buzzer
“Alternatively, you can report information to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”