Murder charge after woman found dead

A marked police car, white ambulance van and another white van are parked on a road and a neighbouring grass verge. There are trees in the background.

Police said the investigation was ongoing

Tom Burgess
BBC News, North East and Cumbria

A woman has been charged with murder after a 56-year-old woman was stabbed to death.

Durham Police were called to an address in Bakewell Place, Newton Aycliffe, on Wednesday at about 19:45 BST, by the North East Ambulance Service.

Patricia Hewitt, 41, has been charged with murder and has been remanded in custody.

She is expected to appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court on August 18.

Three people who look like crime scene investigators. They are in white overalls with white masks on and blue gloves. They are walking in front of a van which has "Durham Constabulary" on the side. It's parked on a patch of grass in a housing estate.

There was a heavy police presence at Bakewell Place, Newton Aycliffe

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