Durham Police say Kenneth Fishwick, 53, has been charged with murder and remanded in custody after Dean Fishwick, 51, died in hospital following a stabbing. Dean was found injured at a property on Thames Road in Peterlee shortly before midnight on Wednesday.
Police said a 73-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder has been bailed, while a 77-year-old man previously arrested on suspicion of the same offence has been released under investigation.
Kenneth Fishwick was due to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court on Saturday. Durham Police appealed for anyone with information to contact detectives.
