By Tim Stickings and Connor Boyd For Mailonline
Published: 19:25 GMT, 4 March 2019 | Updated: 19:45 GMT, 4 March 2019
Hollie Ashurst (pictured), aged 14 months, died of head injuries on Friday and was formally identified today
The family of a baby girl who police suspect was murdered in Wigan have paid tribute to the 'bright, smiley and happy' one-year-old.
Hollie Ashurst, aged 14 months, died of head injuries on Friday and was formally identified today.
Daniel Ashurst, 32, was tonight charged with her murder and will appear in court tomorrow.
The baby's mother said: 'Hollie was my dream come true. She was such a bright, smiley, happy little girl and was everyone's ray of sunshine.
'Hollie brightened everyone's day and was an inspiration and never unhappy. Fly high my princess with your other loved ones and sweet dreams my baby girl, I will always love you.'
Other relatives including her grandfather said: 'She was always smiling. She has been through operations with her clef, but she never let anything bother her.
'Hollie was the happiest baby. She struggled through her operations, and she was such a brave girl.
'She had just started to crawl and was such a clever girl
