DOZENS of floral tributes have been left in memory Jaki Forrest who was found dead in her Haydock home.

Police were contacted on Wednesday, August 31 morning following concern for the safety of a woman at a property in Piele Road.

Paramedics found the woman, identified as 49-year-old Jaki Forrest from Haydock, inside the property.

She was confirmed dead at the scene.

In a statement police confirmed a post-mortem has revealed the cause of death as blunt force trauma to the head and manual asphyxiation by strangulation or suffocation.

Robert Massey, 43, of Piele Road, is charged with murder and appeared for the first time at Liverpool Crown Court via video link from prison on Monday, September 5.

He is accused of murdering Ms Forrest on August 30 and attempting to murder Anthony Paul Murphy and Graham Roberts on August 31.

The judge remanded Massey in custody until Monday, October 3 when he is expected to enter his pleas.

A date for a trial, listed to last between seven and 10 days, was provisionally fixed to begin on Monday, February 6, 2023.

The public have been left shocked and saddened by Jaki’s death, with many taking time to leave floral tributes to her.

Tributes commenting on her "beaming smile" and "deep spirituality" were among the flowers left at the crime scene next to Haydock Cricket Club.