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Floral tributes have been left outside a County Durham home after a man was 'murdered' in a stabbing.
Officers were called to Thames Road in Peterlee, shortly before midnight on Wednesday (September 23).
Dean Fishwick, 51, was found with stab wounds and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Kenneth Fishwick, 53, also of Thames Road, has since been charged with murder.
Floral tributes at the scene
He appeared at Teesside Magistrates Court on Saturday (September 26).
A 73-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder has been bailed, and a 77-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder has been released under investigation.
Pictures taken today (September 27), show flowers laid outside the home in tribute to the 51-year-old.
One tribute reads: “You will be sadly missed, love you. Fly high.”
Floral tributes at the scene
Floral tributes at the scene
Another reads: “You sleep tight me old pal. You will be sadly missed Dean, you will be forever in our thoughts.”
Floral tributes at the scene
Pictures taken on Thursday showed forensic experts in white suits working at the property and carrying brown evidence envelopes into the home.
Police forensics at the scene on Thames Road in Peterlee, County Durham
Officers have since left the scene and a cordon has been lifted.
Police forensics at the scene on Thames Road in Peterlee, County Durham
One resident said previously: "I'm a bit shocked. You get the odd disturbance now and then but it's quiet down here, with us being next to the dene.
Police forensics at the scene on Thames Road in Peterlee, County Durham
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“There were police here last night but we thought it was kids probably messing about on bikes, they sometimes cut through the side or ride along the green out the back."
Anyone with any information that could assist the investigation is asked to call Durham Constabulary on 101, quoting incident number 582 of September 23.
Information can also be passed on to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org