A 15-year-old boy was due in court charged with murder today after a youth was found stabbed to death in the street.

Jonathan James Thompson, 16, was found in the Byker area of Newcastle on Saturday and taken to Newcastle General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

A 17-year-old youth has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon and affray in relation to the same incident. Both he and the 15-year-old were due at Gosforth youth court this morning.