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Cassie Hayes: Tui Southport travel agent bled to death after throat was cut | Cassie Hayes: Tui Southport travel agent bled to death after throat was cut |
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A travel agent who died after being attacked at her work had her throat cut, a post-mortem test has found. | A travel agent who died after being attacked at her work had her throat cut, a post-mortem test has found. |
Cassie Hayes, 28, died of her injuries in hospital after the incident at the TUI store in Chapel Street, Southport, on Saturday afternoon. | Cassie Hayes, 28, died of her injuries in hospital after the incident at the TUI store in Chapel Street, Southport, on Saturday afternoon. |
Merseyside Police said the post-mortem results "revealed that the cause of death was shock and haemorrhaging from a wound to the throat". | Merseyside Police said the post-mortem results "revealed that the cause of death was shock and haemorrhaging from a wound to the throat". |
A man, aged 30, from St Helens has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | A man, aged 30, from St Helens has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
Tributes have been paid to Ms Hayes on social media sites. | Tributes have been paid to Ms Hayes on social media sites. |
Her former partner, Leah McDonald, wrote on Facebook she was "heartbroken and numb" at the death of Ms Hayes, who was originally from Alnwick, Northumberland. | Her former partner, Leah McDonald, wrote on Facebook she was "heartbroken and numb" at the death of Ms Hayes, who was originally from Alnwick, Northumberland. |
"There are no words to describe the pain I have woken with this morning! I just want to rip my heart out from my chest I cannot bare it," she said. | "There are no words to describe the pain I have woken with this morning! I just want to rip my heart out from my chest I cannot bare it," she said. |
"I was blessed to have such an amazing girl for 11 years of her life when she moved here from a little town called Alnwick. | "I was blessed to have such an amazing girl for 11 years of her life when she moved here from a little town called Alnwick. |
"She left her mam and her sister to come here to be with me. I promised you both from that day and even yesterday that I would always protect and look after her. | "She left her mam and her sister to come here to be with me. I promised you both from that day and even yesterday that I would always protect and look after her. |
"I am so, so sorry to them and all her family and friends up there my heart breaks for you and her little Tui work mates old and new I'm thinking of you all." | "I am so, so sorry to them and all her family and friends up there my heart breaks for you and her little Tui work mates old and new I'm thinking of you all." |
She added: "We had our fall outs, our ups and downs but I can tell you now despite all that we absolutely loved each other and out of all the people in the world I could not of picked a better mammy for our child." | She added: "We had our fall outs, our ups and downs but I can tell you now despite all that we absolutely loved each other and out of all the people in the world I could not of picked a better mammy for our child." |
One former colleague of the store's assistant manager wrote on Facebook: "So shocked to here the sad news about Cassie. I've not worked for Tui for a while but the time I did and worked with Cassie she was such a lovely girl. RIP Cassie. Thinking of all the Southport girls and Cassie's family". | One former colleague of the store's assistant manager wrote on Facebook: "So shocked to here the sad news about Cassie. I've not worked for Tui for a while but the time I did and worked with Cassie she was such a lovely girl. RIP Cassie. Thinking of all the Southport girls and Cassie's family". |
Another tweeted: "I was lucky enough to of been her manager at Thomson Southport. She made me laugh, cry and enjoy going to work every day and be in her company." | Another tweeted: "I was lucky enough to of been her manager at Thomson Southport. She made me laugh, cry and enjoy going to work every day and be in her company." |
People have also laid floral tributes outside the shop where she was killed. | |
On Saturday, Merseyside Police described the attack as "domestic related". | On Saturday, Merseyside Police described the attack as "domestic related". |
An online appeal set up in her memory has raised nearly £4,000. | An online appeal set up in her memory has raised nearly £4,000. |