Man dies in stabbing in South Shields
A man has died after being stabbed in South Shields. Northumbria Police were called to the junction of Stanhope Road and Boldon Lane at about 10pm on Friday night where they found the 25-year-old in the street with stab wounds.
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More arrests over South Shields stabbing
Police on Tyneside have made more arrests in connection with a fatal stabbing in South Shields.
Two men were arrested today (Sunday) on suspicion of murder.
This takes the number of arrests to four.
Second man arrested over South Shields stabbing
Police investigating the death of David Charlton in South Shields on Friday night have arrested a second man on suspicion of assisting an offender.
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Man stabbed to death in South Shields
Police have released a photograph of a man who was stabbed to death in South Shields.
25-year-old David Arthur Charlton, from the South Shields area, was attacked on Friday evening.
A 31 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.
Police are appealing for witnesses.
Man arrested over stabbing
A man has been arrested following a stabbing in South Shields on Friday night.
David Charlton died after he was stabbed while walking home with his girlfriend.
It happened near Stanhope Road and Boldon Lane at about 10.30pm.
Postmortem expected on stabbed man
The results of the postmortem on a man who was stabbed to death in South Shields are expected today.
David Charlton was attacked was he walked home with his girlfriend after a night out.
It happened at about 10.30pm on Friday evening.
Detectives appeal for help in murder hunt
People in South Shields are being asked to look out for a weapon that may have been thrown away after a man was murdered last night.
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Murdered man is named
The 25 year old man who was stabbed to death in South Shields last night has been named as David Arthur Charlton.
Investigations continue into stabbing
Police tape cordons off the route two youths are believed to have taken after a man was fatally stabbed following a night out.
The 25-year-old was walking home with his girlfriend having just left a local pub when he was attacked on Friday night.
Man fatally stabbed in front of his girlfriend
Police investigating a fatal in South Shields say the victim, a 25-year-old local man, was attacked in front of his girlfriend after they a left a pub on a night out.
It happened at about 10.30pm on Friday evening. The man was taken to South Tyneside Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
South Shields stabbing
– Chief Inspector Mick Barton - South Tyneside Area Command"We understand this incident has caused concern to the community and we've got extra officers on patrol to reassure people that everything is being done to trace the people involved.
"There is no place for such violent behaviour on the streets of South Tyneside and Northumbria and a specialised team of detectives is piecing together all the information available to establish the circumstances."