Man, 25, charged with murder of ‘amazing’ Luton grandmother Dianne Cleary who was ‘trying to stop daughter being knifed’
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A MAN has been charged with the murder of an "amazing" grandmother who was allegedly "trying to stop daughter being stabbed". Dianne Cleary, 46, was taken to hospital following a knife rampage at a property in Turners Road North, Luton, on Monday. She later died of her injuries and an investigation was launched by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit.
![[Woman standing in front of large angel wings.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/id-r-i-p-diane-965802280.jpg?strip=all&w=646)
Her daughter Caitlin, in her 20s, was also said to have suffered serious injuries in the frenzied attack. Jacob Clark, 25, from Luton, was arrested on Wednesday and was charged with murder earlier today. He has been remanded into custody ahead of a court hearing at Luton Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
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Caitlin left a bouquet of flowers at a police cordon and a note which read: "Mum, I love you so much. I miss you. "What can I say but you gave your life for me, I'm so sorry. My world.". A family member told The Sun: "He tried to go for Caitlin and Diane was in the way. She had come over to visit the children.
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"It's so hard. It's the kind of thing you think would never happen to you. We are all devastated. "Diane was a great mum and grandmother. She was absolutely amazing. It should not have been her time to go.". Meanwhile Diane's son Callum Cleary shared a photo of his "amazing" mother online in a heartbreaking tribute.
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