Man charged with Sunderland stabbing

The stabbing happened in the Fencehouses area Credit: ITV

A man has been charged with murder after a 52 year old man was stabbed and killed in Fencehouses on Sunday night.

23 year old Nicolas Warrender of Corrighan Terrace in East Rainton, Houghton le Spring will appear at Sunderland Magistrates Court this morning.

Five other people who were questioned on suspicion of assisting an offender have been released on bail.