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Hexham stabbing: Teen arrested on suspicion of murder after girl, 15, dies

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A 15-year-old girl has died after being stabbed in Northumberland.

She was fatally wounded in the Priestpopple area of Hexham at about 17:10 GMT on Friday.

She and a 16-year-old boy were taken to hospital where the girl later died. The boy’s injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

Northumbria Police said another boy, also 16, was arrested on suspicion of murder having initially been arrested on suspicion of assault.

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