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Murder Probe Launched After Redheugh Bridge Disturbance

Detectives are seeking dashcam footage from drivers on the busy route.

Overview

  • Searches continued Tuesday under Redheugh Bridge for a man who entered the River Tyne after a reported disturbance late Friday.
  • Police arrested a 48-year-old woman, questioned her on suspicion of murder, then released her on bail.
  • Northumbria Police’s Marine Unit and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue specialist teams have led extensive water searches.
  • Detectives appealed for witnesses and asked drivers for dashcam footage from the busy city-centre route, quoting reference NP-20260410-1079.
  • The man has not been found and officers have informed his next of kin.