THREE people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Pennie Davis.

The 47-year-old was viciously stabbed to death in the New Forest on Tuesday.

She had been tending to her four horses at Leygreen Farm, Beaulieu, when she was killed.

A post-mortem examination revealed that Pennie, a former Daily Echo employee, suffered multiple stab wounds, sparking a major police hunt for her killer.

Scores of tributes have been paid to the supermarket worker, of Blackfield.

Yesterday her grieving family made an emotional visit to the scene of her death to pay their respects.

Her husband of four months, Pete, and her five children wept and supported each other as just yards away police were searching for clues.