That's how devastated former school friends of tragic nurse Jane Clough remembered her as they paid tribute to her.

The mum-of-one, who grew up in the Clayton Brook area of Chorley and went to school in Bamber Bridge, died from multiple stab wounds after being attacked in the staff car park of Blackpool vioctoria Hospital when she finished her shift on Sunday night.

Classmates at St Bede's Primary School in Clayton Brook and Brownedge St Mary's High School, spoke of their memories of the bubbly A and E nurse on her Facebook page.

Jane had left a message on the site on the evening of July 23 as she enjoyed cocktails in Manchester with her friends.

Two days later the 26-year-old was dead.

Her ex-partner Jonathan Vass, 30, a former ambulance technician from Preston, and father of her nine-month-old baby Imogen, is being quizzed on suspicion of murder

Today her parents John and Penny Clough, who live in Barrowford, East Lancashire, led the tributes, saying: "Jane was our beautiful precious daughter, loving mother of her baby Imogen and loving sister of Peter and Louise.

"She was a fabulous girl in every sense, she was so gentle and lovely and we are absolutely heartbroken by what has happened.

"We thank the police for working so hard and being so supportive and we thank Jane's friends and colleagues for the care and support they have shown for Jane and for us during this time."

Emma Booth, 26, who attended St Bede's with Jane, said: "Jane was a really giddy school mate and never had a bad word to say about anyone. She was a warm and beautiful person inside and out, and everyone who attended school with Jane are shocked to learn of her death but will always remember her smiling face and love of life.

"I remember her being creative and attentive in class and she always loved making daisy chains in the school field. I'm sure Imogen can grow up very proud."

Suzanna Forrester, a classmate in primary school, described her as such a beautiful girl with a beautiful soul and a "great childhood friend".

Her work mate Paul Rodgers, a hospital security guard who was one of the first people at the scene, told the LEP he did not recognise her until she had been whisked away for treatment.

He said: "She just looked like a teenage girl - about 15 minutes later we realised it was Jane. She was a lovely girl, a great nurse, with a cheeky smile - one of those people you can't help but like."

Send your tributes to: natalie.banks@lep.co.uk or ring: 01257 264911