Overview
- Emergency services were called shortly before 7:15am on February 17 to a home on Hastings Street in Hendon after reports of a suspected serious assault.
- Peter Graham, 52, was found with serious injuries and died at the scene despite efforts by paramedics.
- Gary Howe, 32, of Hastings Street, has been charged with murder, sexual assault by touching, and assaulting an emergency worker.
- He appeared at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on February 20 and was remanded in custody as the case proceeds.
- Northumbria Police’s Major Investigation Team is leading the inquiry, and Detective Chief Inspector Graeme Barr urged the community to avoid speculation while officers support Graham’s family.