MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The woman whose body was found in the deep-rural community of Shirehampton with a knife in her neck early Tuesday morning has been identified by the police

The woman, Loraine Davy, was a resident of Shirehampton, which is located between Huntley and Maidstone in north-western Manchester.

A police report said sometime after 9:00 pm on Monday, Davy reportedly left a shop in Shirehampton. Police said residents stumbled on her body early Tuesday morning on a road in the area.

A photo dated July 23, 2025 of murder victim Loraine Davy .

On Tuesday, a senior police source said a man who reportedly had an estranged relationship with Davy was detained for questioning.

Statistics from the police show that up to last Saturday, October 11, Manchester recorded 26 murders since the start of this year, compared to 42 for the corresponding period last year.

Last Thursday, at the monthly sitting of the Manchester Municipal Corporation, Superintendent of Police Carey Duncan said interpersonal conflicts account for the majority of violent crimes committed in Manchester.

“When we talk about the homicides in the parish, unlike last year where we saw some amount of gang activity in the space which were perpetrating murders, we are not seeing that this year. And that is not by chance — that is by us targeting the gangs, and gangsters, and the means by which they funded their gangs. Some have been arrested, some have been displaced outside of the [parish],” he said.

“… So what we are seeing now is a plethora of murders that are interpersonal in nature. Just to put that into context: We have some domestic disputes,” he added while referencing recent cases involving relatives.

“[There] was one where an uncle and a nephew [had a dispute] as to who was to tie their cow where [so as] to [allow them to] feed, and that caused a dispute and [the uncle] was killed. Another one with cousins as to who was to plant their potato slips where and we saw a murder coming out of that,” Duncan said, adding that the police continue to encourage people to amicably resolve their disputes.

DUNCAN… what we are seeing now is a plethora of murders that are interpersonal in nature (Photo: Kasey Williams)