Man charged with murder after fatal stabbing

Man charged with murder after fatal stabbing

A man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing.

Dean Fishwick, 51, died in hospital after being found injured at a property on Thames Road in Peterlee shortly before midnight on Wednesday.

Kenneth Fishwick, 53 and also from Peterlee, has been charged with murder and remanded into custody, Durham Police said.

A spokesperson for the force said a 73-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder had been bailed, while a 77-year-old man previously arrested for the same offence had been released under investigation.