Teenagers aged 14 and 16 charged over fatal Byker stabbing
Three people, including two boys aged 14 and 16, have been charged after a man died following a stabbing in Newcastle upon Tyne.
The incident took place on Shields Road, Byker, on Tuesday night (June 16).
Gino Robb, 25, was rushed to hospital with stab wounds but was pronounced dead later that night.
Since the knife attack, a number of arrests have taken place as a murder investigation was launched, ChronicleLive reports
Two men aged 22 and 24 and a 16-year-old boy were initially arrested on suspicion of murder but were later released on bail pending further inquiries.
Two men aged 40 and 33 and another 16-year-old boy were then arrested in the Walker area of the city on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. The 40-year-old was released on police bail pending further inquiries.
A 14-year-old boy was later arrested on suspicion of murder. Jed Grieve, 33, of Orpington Avenue, Walker, and two boys aged 14 and 16, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, have now been charged with murder.
All three have been remanded in custody and will appear before Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on Monday, June 22.
Detective Chief Inspector Atherton, of Northumbria Police’s Major Investigation Team, said: "Our thoughts are firmly with Gino’s family and loved ones after the tragic events of Tuesday evening.
"We continue to provide them with all possible support and request that their privacy is respected at this difficult time."
He added that the investigation into the incident "remains very much ongoing", with further inquiries carried out in the Byker and Walker areas.
Det Ch Insp Atherton has urged anyone holding information about the stabbing to contact the police.
He said: "As part of our investigation, we are continuing to ask for information from anyone who saw two people on an electric motorbike which we believe entered Shields Road from the area of Grace Street in the minutes leading up to the incident, before then heading back along Shields Road and back into the area of Grace Street.
"We would also like to hear from those with CCTV, dashcam footage or mobile phone footage of these areas at around that time.
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