Jaden Wright pleads not guilty to murder of young girl and her aunt in fire IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 23
Public tried to rescue girl, 7, and aunt killed in Grangetown house fire, inquest hears Jaden Wright, 23, has appeared at Teesside Crown Court charged with two counts of murder The Independent UK · Sep 8
Girl, seven, killed in house fire ‘deeply loved and will be missed beyond words’ Four other people were injured in the fire. Evening Standard · Sep 1
Cleveland police to get £2m extra to tackle serious crime in Middlesbrough Cash announced after horror car crash that killed two police officers and house fire in which woman and young girl died The Guardian - UK · Sep 1
Man, 23, charged with two counts of murder after fatal house fire Natalie McDonald, 34, and Valentina Foster, seven, died after the incident in Grangetown on August 26. Evening Standard · Sep 1
‘This place might look bad but it’s not’: fear and hope in Middlesbrough community after week of violence Nine people have died in events police had linked to organised crime in an area shaped by deprivation and fading opportunities, but there is light, say residents The Guardian - UK · Aug 28
How Middlesbrough became the UK’s crime capital: ‘What the hell happens next?’ High levels of unemployment and poverty have led to the northeast town suffering disproportionately from organised criminal networks and suspected gang wars. That escalated this week with a series of car rammings and a deadly house fire, leaving residents fearing for what comes next, as Holly Evans reports The Independent UK · Aug 28
Cars torched at vigil after A66 crash as MP describes violence as ‘terrorism’ Hundreds of extra police officers have been drafted in to support colleagues at the Cleveland force. Evening Standard · Aug 28
'Get criminals off Middlesbrough streets,' says minister after violence, car crash and fire leaves nine dead More than 200 extra police officers have been drafted in to help Cleveland Police keep local residents safe Evening Standard · Aug 28
Hundreds of extra police drafted in as Teesside residents ‘not feeling safe’ Some 200 extra police officers are being brought in to help after a number of violent incidents. Evening Standard · Aug 27
Teesside MPs call for more police help after Middlesbrough and A66 deaths Labour’s Andy McDonald says gangs ‘clearly featuring’ in a series of incidents and police are underfunded The Guardian - UK · Aug 27
Woman killed in house fire was ‘not involved with gangs or A66 crash’, brother says Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to the fire which took the lives of Natalie McDonald, 34, and seven-year-old Valentina Foster The Independent UK · Aug 27
Brother of woman killed in house fire says she was ‘not involved with gangs’ Investigations are continuing into the blaze which happened a mile away from the scene of a crash that killed two police officers and five young men. Evening Standard · Aug 27
Vehicle hits wall outside house minutes away from A66 crash and fatal house fire Police are investigating the damage at a property on Steele Crescent, South Bank, in the early hours of Thursday morning. Evening Standard · Aug 27
The Independent UK · Aug 27 Another house rammed by car in Middlesbrough in latest incident in town One neighbour said the car was ‘going backwards and forwards’ into the garden wall
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27 Woman killed with niece in Middlesbrough house fire was ‘a beautiful soul’, says mother Natalie McDonald, 34, and Valentina Foster, seven, died in fire less than mile from A66 crash, with police not ruling out links
International Business Times UK · Aug 27 Middlesbrough House Fire Horror: Girl and Aunt Die in Blaze as Police Probe Possible Link to Deadly A66 Crash A house fire in Grangetown claimed two lives, prompting a murder investigation. Police are exploring potential links to a recent deadly A66 crash, amid concerns of organised crime.