Officers have confirmed the identity of a man who tragically lost his life in North Tyneside. The incident occurred just after 8.40am yesterday when a report was received via the ambulance service expressing concern for the welfare of a man outside a premises on the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate in North Shields.
Emergency services responded to the scene and discovered a man with serious injuries consistent with those caused by a bladed weapon. Despite the valiant efforts of medical staff and courageous members of the public who performed CPR until paramedics arrived, the man was pronounced deceased.