THE woman who died in a street brawl has been pictured for the first time as her family pay tribute to their “beautiful” daughter.
Hayley Louise Adams, 37, died after cops were called to an altercation on Russell Street in Kettering, Northamptonshire at around 6.20pm on Monday.
Paramedics from the East Midlands Ambulance Service attempted to save her life but pronounced her dead at the scene.
Her family said in a statement: “We, as a family, are devastated by the loss of our beautiful Hayley who was loved beyond measure by us all and will be greatly missed.
“Hayley will remain in our hearts forever, until we meet again.”
Photos from the scene showed the street cordoned off with police tape.
A screen has also been put in place to block the view of the street.
At least ten uniformed officers and four in plain clothes were present at the scene, the Northamptonshire Telegraph reported.
Speaking to the paper, on resident said: “We didn’t hear anything but we heard the air ambulance.
“I saw something on Facebook that the police had put up a white tent and I said, ‘That’s our street’.”
A local resident said: “There was tall white bloke shouting ‘My wife’. I thought at first they might be Eastern European, but they sounded English.
“There was lots of swearing and some sort of fight. It started down the road and ended up outside these new houses.’
Another man said: “The police have told us there was nothing to worry about. It was some sort of domestic argument that went wrong.”
One woman added: “There was a lot of shouting and swearing in the street.”
A 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after an investigation was launched.
But following a review of mobile phone footage as well as taking statements, Northampton Police said he had been released with no further action having consulted with the CPS.
Wayne Steele, 42, is currently being held on remand after he was charged with assaulting a 33-year-old man just before Hayley died.
Steele, also from Kettering, has also been charged with possession of a prohibited article and having a taser-type device.
He is due to appear at Northampton Crown Court on July 16.
