Counterterrorism officers have now taken over the investigation in Hartlepool after two people were stabbed at a property, with one dying

  • Police officers from Cleveland Police were called to a property on Wharton Street, Hartlepool at 5.20am on Sunday (October 15) following reports of a disturbance
  • On arrival police found a man with non-threatening life injuries, he was taken to hospital where he remains.
  • A second man was found injured on nearby Tees Street, who had died at the scene
  • A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and remains in custody.
  • Counter Terrorism Policing North East has taken responsibility for leading the investigation with the support of Cleveland Police.
  • The national press report that the suspect is an asylum seeker
  • No one else is thought to be involved
  • There is no wider threat to the public
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