Josphat Mutekedza charged with murder following stabbing on Shawclough Way
Date published: 30 July 2015
Woman died following stabbing on Shawclough Way, 2 men arrested
A man has been charged with murder after a woman died in Rochdale.
Josphat Mutekedza (13/08/1979), of no fixed address was charged with murder and section 16 firearms offences and is due to appear before Manchester city magistrates today, Thursday 30 July 2015.
A 45-year-old man arrested has been released without charge.
At around 9.50pm on Wednesday 28 July 2015, police were called to reports of a disturbance on Shawclough Way in Rochdale.
Numerous reports were received of a man with a gun and further reports were received of shots having been fired.
A 35-year-old nurse, Miriam Nyazema, was found with stab wound injuries but she sadly died at hospital.
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