He grabbed a knife, which is why fatal force was used, according to a source briefed on the ongoing investigation.

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Last year Durham Constabulary recorded its lowest number of fatal accidents since the present force boundaries were created in 1974.

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The force said incidents like the fatal stabbings of two Big Issue sellers and teenager Christina Edkins in Birmingham were "mercifully rare".

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He told the court it was a "blunt force trauma to her abdomen that had been delivered with such force that it had caused massive and ultimately fatal internal injuries".

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Brandon was pronounced dead at Ninewells Hospital having suffered fatal acute peritonitis caused by a ruptured intestine brought on by blunt force abdominal trauma.

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She said the force had dealt with a number of "terrible" knife crimes in the past few months including the fatal stabbing of Christina on a bus in in March but she said these incidents should be "viewed in context".

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