A man has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old.
A police spokesman said Karl Paul Brownsword, of South Shields, died of head injuries in Newcastle General Hospital, following an alleged assault in the early hours of Saturday, in Norham Avenue, South Shields.
The accused man, aged 18, will appear before South Shield magistrates today.
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