'I'll never be the same again' - Benwell mum's heartache 15 years on from son's tragic knife-attack death

When Margaret Smith woke-up today, her first thought will have been the same as every other morning.

But today marks a heart-breaking milestone for the grieving mum who has now endured the unimaginable pain of losing a child to violence for 15 years.

Margaret's beloved son Mark died on May 3 2007, an hour after he was stabbed in the neck in Newcastle's West End.