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| Mantas Leonavicius flat murder: Fourth man arrested | Mantas Leonavicius flat murder: Fourth man arrested |
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| A fourth man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man whose body was discovered in a flat on Tyneside. | A fourth man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man whose body was discovered in a flat on Tyneside. |
| The body of Mantas Leonavicius, 22, originally from Lithuania, was found at the property in Stanley Street, North Shields, at about 14:20 BST on Friday. | |
| Police said a 21-year-old man was now being held, bringing the total number of people arrested to four. | Police said a 21-year-old man was now being held, bringing the total number of people arrested to four. |
| Three men, aged 17, 18 and 22, all from the North Shields area, remain in custody. | Three men, aged 17, 18 and 22, all from the North Shields area, remain in custody. |