Man appears in court over murder of pensioner
A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court over the murder of a 70-year-old man in Hartlepool.
Terrence Carney had just used a cash machine when he was attacked in the town centre on Sunday morning.
Ahmed Alid, 44, who was living in the north-east seaside town, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Tuesday via video link from a police station in Middlesbrough, charged with the murder of Mr Carney and the attempted murder of Javed Nouri.
He is then accused of going to Tees Street, half a mile away, where he allegedly fatally stabbed Mr Carney in the chest and neck.
Police officers arrested Alid, who is a Moroccan national, on the corner of Victoria Road and York Road.
He was charged on Monday, following an investigation by Counter-Terrorism Policing North East and Cleveland Police.
Alid did not enter any pleas and was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Thursday.