North Shields: Man, 54, arrested in murder probe

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Trevor Bishop died days after suffering a head injury in North Shields

Detectives have arrested a 54-year-old man over a murder in North Shields.

Trevor Bishop, 45, died in hospital days after suffering a head injury in Clifton Gardens on 7 March.

Two other men, aged 32 and 48, have been detained on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Previously, a 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder, while a 43-year-old man and a woman, 45, were held on suspicion of assisting an offender. They have since been bailed.

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