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Attempted murder charges after two men stabbed

BBC Roker Avenue in Sunderland. There are a row of terraced houses, takeaways and an off-license. There is a police van parked outside the houses.BBC
The injured men were found at a property on Roker Avenue in Sunderland

A man has been charged with attempted murder after two men were stabbed.

A man in his 40s and another man in his 20s were found seriously injured on Roker Avenue, Sunderland, just after 16:40 BST on Saturday, Northumbria Police said.

They were taken to hospital where they remain in a stable condition.

Adam Ahmed, 29, of Roker Avenue, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and threatening with a knife in a private place.

Mr Ahmed entered no plea as he appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court earlier.

He has been remanded into custody until 22 July at Newcastle Crown Court.

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