Mackay woman Shandee Blackburn, 23, was only metres from her home when she was killed in a vicious attack on Friday Shandee Blackburn, who died in a savage bashing in Mackay on Saturday morning. SHANDEE Blackburn was just metres from home when her killer struck, ending her life in what police have described as a "very violent" attack. The 23-year-old had finished her Friday-night shift at the Harrup Park Country Club in Mackay and was making her way home on foot when she was brutally assaulted. Residents of Boddington St ran to her aid after hearing a commotion at 12.20am but her injuries were too severe and she died a short time later. Police yesterday said they could not comment on claims from neighbours that she was killed in a frenzied stabbing. Investigators are scouring CCTV footage from local businesses and have appealed to neighbours to check their bins, gutters and yards for "anything suspicious." Shandee Blackburn's mother Vicki and her sister Shanna make a plea for public assistance in solving Shandee's murder. PIC: Daryl Wright Detective Acting Inspector Paul Elliot said police were working around the clock to find her killer. Homicide detectives from Brisbane have flown north to assist in the investigation. "Obviously when you kiss your daughter goodbye when she goes off to work, you expect her to come home again," he said. And this time she didn't come home. It's devastating for her family but it's devastating for her friends and the town as well. Everyone is affected by this occurrence. It was a very violent attack. Candles and flowers left in Boddington St South Mackay, at the site where Shandee Blackburn died. Insp Elliot said police were fairly certain Ms Blackburn had walked home alone. He said it was too early to tell whether she was the victim of a random attack. "She was attacked just as she came into Boddington St - she probably had not quite a block to walk," he said. A resident of a nearby flat or unit complex has discovered her on the side of the road, on the footpath. Neighbours said they saw a man screaming and crying and calling for help as Ms Blackburn lay in the street. Police and paramedics arrived soon after. Insp Elliot said police doorknocked neighbours in the early hours of Saturday morning and questioned them about anything they had seen or heard. He said police were "very interested" in CCTV footage from businesses in the area. Shandee's distraught mother, Vicki Blackburn, pleaded for anyone with information to come forward. Shandee's family want to know why our beautiful daughter, sister and granddaughter had to meet such a horrific end. For Shandee, we need that closure. One resident said police would be familiar with the street, which is home to a drug rehabilitation unit. "The block of units down the end have a lot of trouble," he said. It's a terrible bloody thing to happen to anybody. Crime Stoppers: