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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Man appears in court charged with murder of passerby in Hartlepool

Two forensics officers enter a cordoned-off property
Two forensics officers enter a cordoned-off property in Wharton Terrace, Hartlepool, on Monday. Photograph: Tom Wilkinson/PA

A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court accused of murdering a 70-year-old passerby in Hartlepool.

Terrence Carney had just used a cash machine when he was attacked by a person with a knife in the town centre in the early hours of Sunday morning in what police later described as an “isolated” incident. Attempts were made to treat Carney but he died at the scene.

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