A 39-YEAR-OLD woman has been charged with the murder of a man found with a stab wound to the heart.
Janet Taylor of Wardle Gardens, Gateshead, is accused of murdering Keith Weightman, 48, from Felling, Gateshead.
The father-of-three, was found in Crowhall Lane, Felling, Gateshead, on September 10. He died in hospital.
Ms Taylor has also been also charged with conspiracy to pervert the court of justice. She is due to appear before Gateshead magistrates.
Four other people from the Gateshead area have been charged with conspiring to pervert he course of justice.
They are Sarah Gibson, 18, of Fisherwell Road, Pelaw, John Gibson, 47, also of Fisherwell Road, Barry Dodds, 21, of Hopper Road, Felling, and Michael Dodds, 28, of Binsby Gardens, Wreckington
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