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26-09-2026
A man has been charged with murder following an alleged stabbing in Peterlee, County Durham.
Dean Fishwick, 51, was found with stab wounds at an address on Thames Road shortly before midnight on Wednesday. He was transported to a hospital, where he passed away shortly afterwards.
Durham Constabulary confirmed that 53-year-old Kenneth Fishwick from Peterlee has been charged with murder and was scheduled to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court. Additionally, a 73-year-old woman who was arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail, and a 77-year-old man arrested on the same suspicion has been released under investigation.
Police are urging anyone with information to contact Durham Constabulary.