Tributes have been paid to a 36-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in Oldham.
The victim, named as Tamby Dowling, was tragically found with stab wounds on Watermill Avenue, in Chadderton, at around 7pm on Monday night.
A murder investigation was launched after she sadly died at the scene.
A 16-year-old girl also suffered superficial injuries in the incident and was taken to hospital, police said.
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A man, aged 34, was arrested on suspicion of murder - he has since been detained under the Mental Health Act.
Tributes for Ms Dowling have now been placed at the scene of the tragedy.
Several bouquets of flowers with messages have been placed outside a house, where a police cordon remains in place today.
Online, friends and family also paid tribute to Tamby.
One said: "My heart is absolutely broken, you didn't deserve what happened to you. We are all so devastated, if only we had all known, still so shocked.
"RIP to my beautiful auntie Tamby, you will be missed by absolutely everyone."
Another added: "A soul to beautiful for this cruel cruel world rest in paradise Tamby your smile will never be forgotten. RIP."
Others praised her as a 'beautiful' woman.
"So so shocked to hear your gone.. what a beautiful woman you was! Will remember our memories. RIP Tamby, far too young to be taken so soon in such a horrible way," they said.
In an update issued today (Wednesday), police said no-one had been charged in relation to Ms Dowling's death yet.
The murder investigation is ongoing.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Clegg said: "A woman has very sadly lost her life overnight and our thoughts are currently with her family as they begin to process this horrendous news.
"Incidents of this nature will always cause concern and worry amongst the community and I want to reassure the public that we currently have one man in custody and we believe this to have been an isolated incident with no wider threat to the community.
"A full investigation is underway whilst we establish the full facts and there will be a heightened police presence in the area as we carry out our enquiries."
