Eastwood murder: Woman, 53, killed at home as family pays tribute to ‘beautiful’ mother of three and cops arrest man, 60

TRIBUTES are pouring in for a “loved” mother-of-three found dead at home.

Rachel McDaid, 53, was hailed as a “beautiful” woman, with her family opening up about their devastation.

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Emergency services were transferred to Nottingham Road, Eastwood, shortly after 11am on Friday.

There they tragically found Rachel’s body.

A 60-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.

He remained in police custody today.

Rachel’s heartbroken family have now told of their pain, saying the hole left without her is “irreparable”.

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

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

“As a family, we were all very close, sharing jokes and precious moments together, and the hole left with the loss of Rachel is irreparable.

“We are truly devastated.”

Nottinghamshire Police are continuing to investigate Rache’s death and have asked anyone with information to come forward.

Detective Chief Inspector Clare Dean said: “We cannot begin to understand the pain Rachel’s family are currently going through.

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

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

“I would like to once again emphasize that we believe this is an isolated occurrence and that there is no broader risk to the public.”

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