1/1 A MAN who was attacked over a drug debt died from a single stab wound to the back, jurors heard. John Wright was attacked in the street by two men armed with a knife and extendable baton last Christmas. The 41-year-old also suffered several injuries to his legs caused by blows from a baton-like weapon, Teesside Crown Court heard. Home Office pathologist Dr Louise Mulcahy said Mr Wright suffered significant blood loss when the knife punctured the aorta artery, which carries blood away from the heart. Describing the cause of death, she said: Number one a stab wound to the back which caused damage to the underlying muscles, the spinal column and the aorta.
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Six murder probes are among the list of unsolved crimes on Teesside.
Call to name road after war hero - but dispute arises over which one
The road running between Stockton and Thornaby could be named after one of two Victoria Cross recipients
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Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has been told to brush up on his local history after he called for the road running outside his combined authority offices to be named after a D-Day war hero.
From clothes to coffee and cheesecake - the shops that have moved into Thornaby s new indoor market
Six new traders have moved into Pavilion Place in the town centre with more to come
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Thornaby has a new indoor market.
Pavilion Place has moved into the former New Look store in the town centre and six traders have already taken space.
Fresh bid to legalise assisted dying set to test NSW government
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Premier Gladys Berejiklian will face a fresh political stoush over voluntary euthanasia next year with independent MP Alex Greenwich drawing up a bill that would bring NSW into line with several other states by legalising assisted dying for terminally ill patients.
It will be the second big-ticket social reform to test the Coalition government this term after the decriminalisation of abortion last year, which prompted three MPs to announce, but ultimately withdraw, a spill motion against Ms Berejiklian s leadership.