Man charged with murder in Northumberland

Police have charged a man with murder after a body was found at a property in Stakeford.

Paul Johnson, 33, of Cleasewell Hill, Guide Post in Ashington has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Bedlington Magistrates’ Court today (Tuesday 9th Oct). He is currently remanded in police custody.

Officers were called to an address in Ford Park on Saturday (October 6) where they found the body of 47-year-old Steven Coulson