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| Man dies after street gang attack | Man dies after street gang attack |
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| A 23-year-old man with learning difficulties has died in hospital after being "savagely attacked" by a gang of up to five youths. | A 23-year-old man with learning difficulties has died in hospital after being "savagely attacked" by a gang of up to five youths. |
| Brent Martin was found with multiple injuries on Sunderland's Town End Farm estate on Thursday night after reports of a man being beaten up. | Brent Martin was found with multiple injuries on Sunderland's Town End Farm estate on Thursday night after reports of a man being beaten up. |
| He was taken to the city's Royal Hospital, where he died on Saturday. | He was taken to the city's Royal Hospital, where he died on Saturday. |
| A woman, a 21-year-old man and three youths, one aged 16 and two aged 17, are being questioned by police. | |
| Mr Martin, described as vulnerable by police, had been the victim of a "sustained and brutal" beating. | Mr Martin, described as vulnerable by police, had been the victim of a "sustained and brutal" beating. |
| Police have appealed to parents in the area to question their children about their whereabouts at the time of the attack. | Police have appealed to parents in the area to question their children about their whereabouts at the time of the attack. |
| Speaking on Friday, Det Supt Kay Blyth, who is leading the investigation, said: "I would appeal to parents in the area to think about what their children were doing last night. | Speaking on Friday, Det Supt Kay Blyth, who is leading the investigation, said: "I would appeal to parents in the area to think about what their children were doing last night. |
| "Did they come in late and were acting out of the ordinary? Did they fail to come home at all?" | "Did they come in late and were acting out of the ordinary? Did they fail to come home at all?" |
| She said the area where the attack happened had experienced low-level anti-social behaviour, but crime levels were relatively low. | She said the area where the attack happened had experienced low-level anti-social behaviour, but crime levels were relatively low. |
| Anyone with information about the incident should contact Northumbria Police. | Anyone with information about the incident should contact Northumbria Police. |