A FUNDRAISING page set up for a little girl after her mum, Christina Rowe, was killed in Worcester, has reached £2,385 already.

Miss Rowe's body was found in the River Severn in Worcester last Thursday and a man has been charged with her murder.

Sophie Pugh, a friend of Miss Rowe’s family, set up a GoFundMe page for her daughter, who turns nine this Sunday.

She said she wanted to give the girl a “special” birthday despite the heartbreak of the past week.

She wrote: “I am trying to raise a little bit of cash for a little girl who has tragically lost her mummy. It is her 9th birthday next Sunday, 21st.

“Let’s try and make this little girl’s birthday a special one.

“At such a young age, I cannot start to think about what the little girl may be going through.

“I am in contact with the little girl’s family, and have made them aware of what I am doing.”

Miss Rowe’s sister, Steve Hy. said: “We are grateful for all the love, support, and care people are showing and giving. No good deeds go unnoticed.”

The body of Miss Rowe, who was 28, was pulled from the River Severn on Thursday, following an overnight search by police, firefighters and specialist divers.

The discovery came after police cordoned off three locations in the city - Cheviot Close in Tolladine, where Miss Rowe lived, a home in Waterworks Road, and Diglis footbridge, on Wednesday.

Charles Byrne, aged 24, of Waterworks Road, Worcester has been charged with the murder of Miss Rowe and the attempted murder of a second person.

The case was heard at Worcester Crown Court yesterday although Byrne was not present for the hearing.

He did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody before the next scheduled appearance at Worcester Crown Court in April.