Family tribute as police name woman murdered in her Nottingham home

The family of a woman murdered in her home have spoken of the “irreparable” damage caused by her death.

Rachel McDaid was found dead at a house in Nottingham Road, Eastwood, shortly after 11am on Friday (April 19).

Two days after the devastating discovery, Rachel’s family released a statement paying tribute to the 53-year-old mother of three.

They said: “We are heartbroken by the loss of our beloved mother, daughter, sister, aunt and cousin.

“Rachel was suddenly taken from us and we cannot come to terms with the fact that we will never see her beautiful face and smile again.

“As a family we were all so close, sharing jokes and precious time together, and the hole left by the loss of Rachel is irreparable.

“We are really devastated.”

An investigation was immediately launched following Rachel’s death, with detectives shortly afterwards arresting a suspect on suspicion of murder.

The suspect, a 60-year-old man, is still in custody.

Chief Inspector Clare Dean, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We cannot understand the pain Rachel’s family are currently experiencing.

“I would like to express my sincere condolences to the family at this incredibly difficult time and reassure them that we are doing everything we can to bring them justice.

“We have arrested a suspect in connection with this incident, and he remains in custody where he is currently being questioned.

“I would like to reiterate that we believe this is an isolated event and there is no wider risk to the public.”

Anyone with information about what happened is asked to call 101 quoting incident 231 of April 19, 2024.