Overview
- Emergency services were called shortly after 7am on Saturday June 13, and North East Ambulance Service confirmed it attended the Passfield Way/Shotton area.
- The ambulance service says it dispatched a double-crewed ambulance, a clinical team leader, a rapid response paramedic and a specialist paramedic to the scene.
- Police established a large cordon around a property on Passfield Way and crime-scene investigators have set up a forensics tent while photographing and examining the area.
- Journalists from local outlets have approached Durham Constabulary for details but the force has not issued a public statement and the incident remains under active investigation.
- The presence of specialist forensic teams and the cordon means the scene will be processed in detail and could cause local disruption while investigators work and further updates are awaited.