Boy, 17, pleads guilty to murder of lawyer Peter Duncan with screwdriver outside Greggs in Newcastle

A 17-year-old boy has admitted the murder of Peter Duncan, the lawyer who was stabbed with a screwdriver in a Newcastle shopping centre, last month.

The devoted family man, 52, was stabbed once in the chest with a screwdriver outside Greggs at 6.20pm on August 14.The dad-of-two died in hospital after being attacked on his way home from work. Peter's heartbroken family said: “Peter was a kind and caring man who was always first to help others.“He had so much of his life left to live.”

Mr Duncan had previously worked as an electric engineer before retraining as a solicitor at Northumbria University.Credit: ncjMediaCredit: North News and Pictures

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