46 year old man charged on stag murder

A 46-year-old man was charged with murder last night after a father-of-three died from head injuries after an alleged attack three weeks ago in a busy Tyneside pub.

Detectives launched a murder inquiry after businessman Steven Doyle died in hospital at the weekend.

Hassan El-Khuweldi, of Waterloo Street, Newcastle, was charged with murder yesterday evening.

He will appear before magistrates in the city today.

Mr Doyle was found injured in a bar on Newcastle Quayside on a busy Saturday night last month.

The 37-year-old, of Blyth, Northumberland, was allegedly attacked in the Quilted Camel pub while on a stag night in Newcastle at about 10pm on May 14.

He died on Saturday in Newcastle General Hospital surrounded by his family, who had been maintaining a constant vigil at his bedside.