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Tributes paid to woman found stabbed to death

TRIBUTES have been paid to a woman found stabbed to death in her home.

Judith Scott had lived in Woolsington Road, Billy Mill, North Shields, for many years.

The 61-year-old was discovered dead at her house in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Police and paramedics were called to the scene after they received reports of concern for a woman’s welfare.

A post mortem examination revealed she had died as a result of multiple stab wounds.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Dennis Long, 59, who lived in the same street, is due to appear at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court to face the charge.