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Man jailed for manslaughter

Dated: 12 Oct 2012

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A man has been jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of manslaughter.

Nicolas Warrender, 23, formerly of Corrighan Terrace, East Rainton, Houghton -le -Spring, was found guilty by a jury at Newcastle Crown Court on Thursday, October 11.

On Sunday, June 17,  52-year-old Kevin Gaunt was found stabbed inside a house in Avenue Vivian, in Fencehouses. He was taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital with a stab wound where he later died.