TWO men and a woman have been remanded in custody charged with the murder of 22-year-old North-East man Mark Marshall.

Michael John Middlemiss, 22, is charged with murder, wounding with intent and perverting the course of justice.

Nadine McDonald, 25, is charged with murder and perverting the course of justice, and Peter Christopher Godfrey, 25, is charged with murder.

All three, from Cramlington, Northumberland, appeared before South-East Northumberland Magistrates' Court yesterday and were remanded to appear again on August 23.

Mr Marshall, of Cramlington, was found with stab wounds in the town's Selbourne Close on Saturday, and died later in hospital.