Man appears in court charged with Christopher Ritchie murder

A man has appeared at court charged with the murder of ChristopherRitchie in Durham.

Jonathon Morgan, of Allergate, Durham, appeared at Newton AycliffeMagistrates’ Court murder.

The 26-year-old did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody toappear at Teesside Crown Court on Tuesday March 24.

Mr Ritchie died after he was stabbed in Mitchell Street, in Durham,just before 8.30am on Thursday, March 19.

Police found Mr Ritchie lifeless in near Durham bus station.Paramedics were called but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A post-mortem examination confirmed the 41-year-old died as a resultof stab wounds.