Derby Murder: Prostitute Stabbed

8 April 2014, 13:18 | Updated: 30 March 2016, 13:50

A woman who was murdered in Derby at the weekend had been working in the area as a prostitute the night before she was found.

A member of the public discovered the body of Yvette Hallsworth behind some houses in Normanton on Sunday morning, she'd been stabbed.

Police say the 36-year-old had been working in and around Hartington Street on Saturday night.

'Distinctive Clothing'

Detectives from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit are leading the murder investigation.

Miss Hallsworth was last seen wearing distinctive camouflage patterned leggings, a black fleece jacket and black Nike trainers. She was white, around 5ft 4ins tall, of slim build with shoulder-length dark hair.

Detectives would like to speak to anyone who saw a woman fitting that description in the Hartington Street area during the hours of darkness on Saturday, April 5 through to 11am on Sunday, April 6.