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Teenager Dawit Khasay appears in court charged with murder of woman in
central Middlesbrough
May 06, 2014 15:16
By Mike Brown
Dawit Khasay, 19, is originally from Eritrea and had proceedings translated
to him as he spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth
Serious incident on Parliament Road in Middlesbrough
A teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman in
Middlesbrough.
Dawit Khasay, 19, appeared from custody at Teesside Magistrates Court on
Tuesday after a woman, in her 20s, was found dead at a property on
Parliament Road, Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Mr Khasay, of Maple Street, Middlesbrough is originally from Eritrea and
speaks the East African language Tigrinya.
He had proceedings translated to him during the short hearing.
He spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth and did not
enter a plea.
Officers were called to what police are describing as a "multi-occupancy
house" on Parliament Road at around 3.35am on Saturday by a concerned
member of the public.
Police have confirmed that the dead woman was in her twenties and was a
foreign national.
She was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
A post-mortem examination concluded that the woman had died from injuries
sustained during an assault.
District Judge Andrew Meachin remanded Mr Khasay in custody until he
appears at Teesside Crown Court tomorrow, Wednesday May 7, at 10am.
On Saturday, residents living near the scene spoke of their shock.
Over the weekend, a large area of Parliament Road was cordoned off with
police tape as forensics officers worked inside the property while other
officers carried out door-to-door inquiries.
Detective Chief Inspector Michael Hunt appealed for anyone with information
to call Cleveland Police on 101.
Received on Tue May 06 2014 - 11:56:41 EDT