Overview
- Two men, Daniel Davis, 26, and John Wilson, 38, were charged with robbery and attempted murder over the BP garage stabbing in Darlington and were remanded after a Peterlee Magistrates’ Court appearance.
- The petrol station employee sustained multiple stab wounds around 1.05am on January 8 and was treated at James Cook University Hospital, where his condition was described as serious but not life-threatening.
- A 44-year-old man struck by a car on Carr Lane in Spennymoor shortly after 1am on January 8 is now stable in hospital after initially suffering critical injuries.
- Two men aged 23 and 24 remain in custody on suspicion of attempted murder in the Spennymoor case after the vehicle involved left the scene.
- Police maintained cordons at both scenes, deployed CSI teams in Spennymoor, and requested witnesses plus CCTV or dashcam footage, citing incident reference 17 of January 8 for submissions.