The following day, armed police went to Dodds’ father’s home in Cowpen and told Dodds, who had cut his own neck at some point, to come out, which he did and he was arrested on suspicion of murder. Police at Hallside Road (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)Īs Mr Patterson lay fatally injured, Dodds went upstairs to the toilet, where his partner was, and took her car key and left, after apologising for what he had done. She lifted it and saw a gash in his chest and she realised he had been stabbed.” “Scott walked a few steps and collapsed onto the floor by the fireplace in the lounge. At first she thought he punched him because she didn’t see a weapon. ”Danielle Sanderson saw Dodds move his hand to the side of Scott Patterson’s body. “Scott Patterson was saying something to the effect of ‘look what you have done to her’ and Stuart Wells heard him say something like ‘get that knife away from her’. The prosecution say Mr Dodds suddenly lashed out with a knife and he caught Danielle Sanderson with it and cut her thumb. “Danielle Sanderson said Mr Dodds would not like it if someone had behaved like that in front of his own kids. “Mr Dodds got into an argument with Danielle Sanderson about the incident in the pub earlier that night. He added: “It all fell apart, say the Crown, at about 1.45am. “At some stage Mr Dodds armed himself with a knife which he took from the kitchen in the house.” Mr FitzGibbon said: “Mr Dodds apologised for his earlier behaviour but every now and then he would bring up his complaint about people talking about him.

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There was no further trouble for hours but while things seemed to be proceeding happily, prosecutors say there was an undercurrent of tension. He was heard saying something about knifing someone.”ĭodds asked Mr Patterson to go outside for a fight but he stayed in his chair and Dodds left and went back to Mr Wells' home, where Mr Patterson and Miss Sanderson would later also arrive. Mr FitzGibbon said: “She told Mr Dodds his behaviour was upsetting children in the pub and he replied by shouting at her. One of the customers in the pub was Miss Sanderson, who had known Dodds for years and was on good terms with him. A forensic team at an address in Hallside Road in Blyth (Image: newcastle chronicle)

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