Overview
- Emergency services were called shortly before 7:15am on Tuesday to a private address on Hastings Street in the Hendon area of Sunderland.
- Paramedics found a man in his 50s with serious injuries, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Northumbria Police arrested a 32-year-old on suspicion of murder, and he remains in custody as enquiries continue.
- Forensic officers examined the Hastings Street property, and the Major Investigation Team is leading the investigation under Detective Chief Inspector Graeme Barr.
- Officers have informed and are supporting the victim’s next of kin, and police believe those involved were known to each other.