Murder charge after man dies of stab wounds

Image source, Northumbria Police

Image caption, Andrew Darn was found dead at the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate on Wednesday

A man has been charged with murder after a man died of stab wounds, police have confirmed.

Emergency services were called to the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate in North Shields on Wednesday, after reports of a disturbance.

Northumbria Police said Andrew Darn, 35, from North Shields was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 68-year-old man has been charged with murder and possessing a bladed instrument.

A woman in her 50s, who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released with no further action, a spokeswoman for the Northumbria force said.

Image caption, Emergency services were called to the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate in North Shields on Wednesday after reports of a disturbance

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