Nine arrested after woman dies in North East stabbing

Jodie Wilkinson, 27, died after being stabbed in a North East street on Monday.

Ms Wilkinson and a 25-year-old man were walking in Stanhope Street in the Arthurs Hill area of Newcastle shortly before 3.50pm when they became involved in an altercation with a group.

The pair were attacked by the group and suffered stab wounds.

On Thursday, October 20, officers arrested three youths- two males and one female aged 14 and 15- in connection with her death. They are currently in police custody.

Of the previous six arrests, five remain in custody and one man, aged 18, has been released on police bail.

In total nine people have now been arrested as part of the investigation.

The investigation is on-going and police are still extremely keen to hear from anyone with any information into the incident to contact them.

Anyone who thinks they can help is asked to call police on 101 or through the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.