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Kevin Johnson, 22, was stabbed in the early hours of Saturday as he argued with a group of youths outside his home in Partick Road, Sunderland.

Three teenagers, aged 16, 17 and 18, have been charged by police.

A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: "A 16-year-old and a 17-year-old youth, both from the Sunderland area, have today been charged with the murder of Kevin Johnson.

Later, a Northumbria Police spokesman said: "An 18-year-old man has also been charged tonight with murder.

"Dean Curtis, 18, of Forest Road, Sunderland, has been charged with murder along with the two youths mentioned earlier and all three are remanded in custody to appear before Sunderland magistrates (on Tuesday) morning."

Mr Johnson leaves a 26-year-old partner and a seven-month-old baby boy called Chase.

Mr Johnson's murder follows the stabbing to death of 15-year-old Shane Jackson in Newcastle upon Tyne last week and the murder of 16-year-old Mark Smith on May 3, also in Newcastle.