Two more charged with knife attack murder

Two more men have been charged with murdering a 28-year-old who was stabbed to death.

Craig Yorke was fatally injured in the village of Eldon Lane, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, in the early hours of Saturday.

Durham Police said a 20-year-old and an 18-year-old would appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court.

It follows murder charges against another 18-year-old man and two boys, aged 17 and 16, who were were arrested on Saturday. They will appear at Newcastle Crown Court on Thursday.

Father-of-two Mr Yorke was described by his family as "the life and soul of the party".

A woman also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender following Mr Yorke's death has since been released on bail.

Another man who was arrested on Saturday had since been released and faced no further action.

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