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A murder inquiry is underway after a man was stabbed in the street when an argument erupted.

Shocked neighbours told how the 42-year-old was discovered with stab wounds in the early hours of the morning.

It happened at around 5.45am on Saturday on the corner of Park Avenue and Kielder Way in Gosforth.

The victim, who has not yet been named, was taken to the city’s Royal Victoria Infirmary for treatment to chest injuries but died a short time later.

Residents said they heard shouting before the man was discovered soaked in blood.

“I heard a woman shouting and she knocked on my door, she was hysterical and was shouting he had been stabbed,” said a neighbour, who did not want to be named.

“I went outside and there was a man on the ground and two others standing over him. I think he’d been stabbed in the front and back. One of the lads said he had been stabbed in the front and when they rolled him over he had been stabbed a couple of times in the back. That’s what they said.

“There was blood on him, he was shallow breathing but he wasn’t moving. One of the lads had his hand on his front trying to stop the blood. I think the lad who had been stabbed was the partner to the woman who knocked on my door. I tried to console her but she was hysterical.”

Another neighbour said: “The girl next door was screaming, shouting and running about in the street in her pyjamas.

“It think a few people had been around to their house because when I went to bed I heard voices at about 12.15am. I looked out the window and saw three people in the garden having a smoke. Then hours later the woman was screaming. She ran and knocked on the man’s door opposite and he went out with her. The man was lying in the street. I believe it was the woman’s partner. The neighbour was trying to comfort her.

“Later I saw an ambulance and other people said they were pumping him to try and keep him alive. I then saw the paramedics holding a bag of blood up, giving him a transfusion.”

Residents say the couple moved into the street only months ago, with three children.

Mum-of-four Sarah Hopkinson, 35, of Park Avenue, said: “At about 4.30am I heard shouting in the street and it woke my baby up.

“The shouting was horrendous, loud shouting and swearing. I couldn’t make out what they were arguing about.

“I took the baby into the back bedroom and thought nothing of it, but when I got up this morning and opened the blinds the road was cordoned off and there were police everywhere.”

Park Avenue was cordoned off as officers carried out their enquiries. Forensics were also at the murder scene. Extra patrols have been assigned to the area to reassure concerned residents.

Supt Richie Jackson, of the Central Area Command, said: “This incident has taken place in a quite residential street and I appreciate residents in the area may be concerned.

“However, this is an isolated incident and we do not believe that there is any risk to the wider community as the parties involved had both been at a private property prior to the incident.

“Our officers will be carrying out patrols in the area to offer reassurance to members of the public who are understandably worried that this has happened on their doorstep.

“We will be in the area to continue to carry out house to house enquiries throughout the course of today and a cordon will remain in place at the scene.

“I’d urge anyone with concerns to speak to officers. Anyone who thinks they may have information to assist us should also come forward as any information, no matter how small, may be able to help with our enquiries.”

Anyone who witnessed the incident, or saw anything suspicious in the area around the time of the assault, is asked to contact police on 101 extension 69191 quoting reference number 273 05/09/15.