Three people, including two boys aged 14 and 16, have been charged with murder after a man died in a knife attack in Newcastle upon Tyne. The incident occurred on Shields Road, Byker, on Tuesday night, June 16. Gino Robb, 25, was taken to hospital with stab wounds but was pronounced dead later that night.
Arrests and Charges
Following the attack, Northumbria Police launched a murder investigation. Initially, two men aged 22 and 24 and a 16-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of murder but were later released on bail pending further enquiries. Subsequently, two men aged 40 and 33 and another 16-year-old boy were arrested in the Walker area on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. The 40-year-old was released on police bail.
A 14-year-old boy was later arrested on suspicion of murder. Jed Grieve, 33, of Orpington Avenue, Walker, and two boys aged 14 and 16, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, have now been charged with murder. All three have been remanded in custody and will appear before Newcastle Magistrates' Court on Monday, June 22.
Police Appeal
Detective Chief Inspector Atherton of Northumbria Police's Major Investigation Team said: "Our thoughts are firmly with Gino's family and loved ones after the tragic events of Tuesday evening. We continue to provide them with all possible support and request that their privacy is respected at this difficult time." He added that the investigation "remains very much ongoing" with further enquiries in Byker and Walker.
Det Ch Insp Atherton urged anyone with information to contact police. He said: "As part of our investigation, we are continuing to ask for information from anyone who saw two people on an electric motorbike which we believe entered Shields Road from the area of Grace Street in the minutes leading up to the incident, before then heading back along Shields Road and back into the area of Grace Street. We would also like to hear from those with CCTV, dashcam footage or mobile phone footage of these areas at around that time."
Police have thanked those who have already come forward and continue to seek information to provide Gino's family with answers.
