A man has been charged with murder in connection with the tragic death of Michelle Hodgkinson in Droylsden last June
Paul Hughes aged 29 has today been charged with murder.
He has been remanded in a secure mental health hospital where he remains under treatment. He will next appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates court on Thursday 6 June 2024.
Michelle was stabbed while walking down Edge Lane and died at the scene
Detective Inspector Danny Lee of GMP’s Major Incident Team said: “We understand this tragedy may have increased the community concerns in relation to knife crime, but we would like to stress this is a very rare type of incident. However, at the heart of this incident a loved one has been torn away and our thoughts remain with Michelle’s family, whom we continue to support with specialist officers.”
