Three in court charged with murdering man who was hit by van outside pub

Three people have been charged with murder after a man was hit by a van outside a pub, police have said.

Northumbria Police named the man who was killed outside the Bay Horse pub in Cramlington, Northumberland, as 55-year-old Sheldon Flanighan.

A second man was also injured in the incident which happened at around 10pm on Saturday.

He was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition, the force said.

An investigation was launched by Northumbria Police’s major investigation team (MIT) and three people were arrested in connection with the incident.

They have now been charged with Mr Flanighan’s murder and the attempted murder of the second man.