Boy, 16, charged with murder over fatal stabbing of teenage girl

15-year-old Holly Newton who was stabbed in Hexham, Northumberland (Northumbria Police/PA)

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl who was stabbed to death in Northumberland.

Holly Newton, 15, of Haltwhistle, was found injured in the Priestpopple area of Hexham shortly after 5.10pm on Friday and later died in hospital.