Teenager arrested ‘for murder’ after woman in her 40s dies in altercation

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 40s died following an altercation on Russell Street in North Shields (Picture: Google)

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 40s died in an altercation, police have said.

The woman reportedly sustained serious injuries in a suspected assault.

Paramedics were called to Russell Street in the North Shields area, North Tyneside, at 10pm on Saturday after there was ‘concern for the welfare of a woman’.