Gateshead murder accused remanded
A 20-year-old man has appeared before magistrates charged with the murder of a man who died in hospital following a street assault on Tyneside.
Leslie David Liddle suffered serious head injuries during the attack outside the Gospel Methodist Church on Bensham Road, Gateshead, on Wednesday.
The 41-year-old, from the Gateshead area, died on Friday.
Tyrone Urwin, 20, of St Cuthbert's Road, Gateshead, was remanded to appear at Newcastle Crown Court on Wednesday.