Kayleigh Fraser

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Kayleigh Fraser

Ex HMP Frankland officer questions whether prison is safe after latest inspection (Image: NORTHERN ECHO) A former HMP Frankland officer who was stabbed with a broken bottle at work has questioned whether the facility is safe following its latest inspection. The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) inspectors said the County Durham facility is "generally safe" in their latest report - just over a month after officers were "doused in hot oil and stabbed".

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Kayleigh Fraser

The Knife Angel is coming to Newton Aycliffe. (Image: Contributor) A sculpture made out of 100,000 blades in an effort to send a message about the impact of knife crime is set to come to Newton Aycliffe this week. It has been four years since 18-year-old Jack Woodley was stabbed to death by a gang as he left a fun fair in Houghton-le-Spring in October 2021 - and now the Knife Angel, a poignant symbol for knife crime, will visit his hometown.

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Kayleigh Fraser

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1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Kayleigh Fraser

Three arrested after 'stabbing' sees County Durham pizza shop taped off by police (Image: Daniel Hordon) Three people have been arrested following a 'stabbing'  that saw two people rushed to hospital. Police erected a cordon on Front Street in Pelton with crime scene investigators working in the Istanbul Pizza House takeaway on Sunday (May 25) morning following a report of an incident at about 10.45pm the night before.