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Brawl between 'chalk and cheese' brothers allegedly ended in murder in front of mother

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A brawl between two brothers allegedly ended in murder when one of them knifed the other as their mother tried to separate them.

Prosecutors say that William Campbell was in a drunken fury when he stabbed his younger sibling, Samuel, to death at their family home.

A court heard how tensions had built up between the Sunderland pair over Campbell's opinions on Samuel's dog and his sibling's lack of a full time job, Chronicle Live reports.After the pair had been drinking separately, a row began in June 2021 which allegedly ended with Campbell knifing Samuel, aged 24, in the chest.

Campbell is undergoing a trial at Newcastle Crown Court, where he denies murder and claims that his brother impaled himself on the blade.

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