A MURDER inquiry has been launched after a man died following a frenzied knife attack outside his own home.

And in a seperate incident, two men have undergone emergency treatment after a brutal attack in Teesside at the weekend.

The 33-year-old who died has not yet been named. He was repeatedly stabbed in the head and neck in Meadowfield Road, Whinney Banks, Middlesbrough, on Sunday night.

Detective Inspector Tim Blades paid tribute to neighbours, who attempted to administer first aid to the man while an ambulance was called.

The victim was taken, critically injured, to Middlesbrough General Hospital where surgeons carried out an emergency operation, but he died today.

Police have charged a 23-year-old man with violent disorder and assault and a 27-year-old man is detained in Middlesbrough General Hospital where he is being treated for a serious wound to a hand.

Meanwhile two men had emergency surgery following an unconnected savage knife attack in a pub, also on Teesside.

A 31-year-old man was stabbed in his liver and a 28-year-old man suffered a punctured lung.

Police arrived at the Princess Alice pub in South Bank, near Middlesbrough, to find one of the badly-injured men slumped in the pub and another lying collapsed in nearby King Street.It is thought he may have staggered there from the Normandy Road bar.

Police are not yet clear as to whether the man found in the street was actually stabbed in the public house.

Detective Inspector Gordon Lang said of the South Bank incident: "Whenever a knife is used in such a manner it is always of grave concern because of the potential risk to life. We are treating this very seriously and we are very keen to trace the person responsible.''

A blood-soaked kitchen knife was found at the pub which was closed by the police following the incident, and it remained closed today.

The police has so far been unable to establish a motive for the South Bank double stabbing and an eight-strong police team is interviewing pub regulars and nearby residents.

Officers are anxious to trace all who were in the pub at the time of the incident.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact Cleveland police on (01642) 302606.

Updated: 15.40 Monday, May 21