Overview
- Layton Lightfoot, 18, Charlie Wilcock, 19, and Jesse Reaney, 18, have been charged with murder after the death of 49-year-old David Cuthbert in Hardwick, Stockton.
- The trio appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court, entered no pleas, and were remanded in custody ahead of a scheduled Teesside Crown Court hearing on January 14.
- Two 17-year-old boys arrested earlier were released on conditional bail while enquiries continue, and police reported no further arrests.
- Cleveland Police are maintaining cordons and specialist searches at Egglescliffe Close and a Durham Road garage as part of ongoing evidence work.
- Detectives urge residents to share relevant CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage via police quoting reference SE26005815 and ask people not to circulate videos on social media.