Boy, 16, charged with homicide over deadly stabbing of teenage lady

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the homicide of a teenage lady who was stabbed to demise in Northumberland.

Holly Newton, 15, of Haltwhistle, was discovered injured within the Priestpopple space of Hexham shortly after 5.10pm on Friday and later died in hospital.

A 16-year-old boy, who was additionally taken to hospital, suffered non-life-threatening accidents.

One other 16-year-old, who can’t be named for authorized causes, has been charged with homicide, tried homicide and possession of an offensive weapon and can seem earlier than magistrates in Newcastle on Monday.

The suspect and the sufferer had been identified to one another, police have mentioned.

Northumbria Police mentioned: “Holly nonetheless had a lot left to look ahead to in life, and this tragic incident has left her household devastated past phrases.

“Our ideas are with each households concerned and their family members as we proceed to assist them in each means we will.

“The investigation is ongoing, and we want to thank the folks of Hexham – and past – who’ve drastically assisted with our inquiries and proven their assist.

“Whereas our inquiries proceed, we do consider all these concerned are identified to one another and there’s no wider threat to the general public.

“Officers will stay within the space over the approaching days, and we might encourage anybody with issues to talk instantly with them.”

A candle-lighting service has been held at Hexham Abbey so folks might pay tribute to Holly, who lived in Haltwhistle, a market city about 15 miles west of Hexham.

Hexham mayor Derek Kennedy mentioned everybody within the city, which was named the happiest place to stay in Nice Britain final 12 months in a research by Rightmove, had been “knocked everybody for six”, following the incident.

On Sunday, he instructed the PA information company: “The entire city continues to be coming to phrases with this, it’s been a large shock.

“I used to be at Hexham Abbey the place they’ve held a service for Holly, I lit a candle as did different folks to pay tribute.

“A younger lady who’s simply beginning life and attending the native highschool, beginning her schooling and getting on the market, it’s simply horrible, as a city we pay tribute to her.

“It’s going to have a big effect on all of the schoolchildren after they return on Monday as a result of one in all their very own gained’t be coming again ever once more.”