Couple Appear In Court Over Murder Of Teenager On Christmas Eve

A couple have appeared in court charged with the murder of a 19-year-old who was stabbed to death on Christmas Eve.

Owen Kerry died after the incident at Carmlington Workmen’s Club in Northumblerand on Saturday.

Lyndsey Harper, 36, of Queens Terrace, Annitsford, and Brian Cahill, 35, of Northern Terrace, Dudley, both North Tyneside, appeared before magistrates sitting at Newcastle Crown Court.

Cahill, thin with short dark hair and a tattooed neck, and Harper, with long dark hair worn in a ponytail, both wore grey sweatshirts and trousers for the brief hearing.

They were remanded in custody ahead of a hearing before a judge at the same court on Thursday

Mr Kerry’s family said in a statement: ‘Owen was a much-loved son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin and a great friend to many people. Indeed he will be dearly and sadly missed.’