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Murder victim named

Posted on 13/11/09

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Karen Brookes

Police have named the woman who was killed in Barwell on Thursday morning.

Karen Brookes (37) from the Sapcote area of Leicester was seriously assaulted on Moat Way in Barwell at around 9am yesterday morning.

She was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary where she subsequently died. A post mortem examination last night revealed she had died of injuries caused by being stabbed.

A 50-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident this morning and remains in police custody.

Karen leaves two children, a son aged 19 and a 7-year-old daughter who are today being comforted by family.

The family are still coming to terms with their loss and are too distraught to provide a statement at this time but they may release some words in due course.

They want to thank family and friends for their support but do not wish to speak to the media at this time and would kindly ask that you respect their wishes.

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