A woman has appeared in court following a suspected stabbing that left a man with serious injuries.

Laura Meredith, 31, of Burnet Drive, in Darlington, has been charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm.

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She appeared before Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday in connection with the incident at Burnett Drive on Sunday morning.

Emergency services were called and a man in his twenties was found with serious injuries and taken to hospital but since been released.

Meredith was granted conditional bail and is due before Teesside Crown Court on April 18.