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.
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.
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