A 20-year-old has been charged with murder after a man was stabbed at a restaurant on Christmas Eve.
Mazhar Ali, 41, from Stockton, Teesside, died in hospital on Christmas Day following an incident inside the Manjaros restaurant on Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough.
Cleveland Police said Efreeqi Mohamed Siddig, 20, from Middlesbrough, has been charged with murder and carrying an offensive weapon.
He will appear before Teesside Magistrates' Court on Boxing Day.
Mr Ali had been treated in the James Cook University Hospital and he was said to have been in a critical condition after the 3.40pm incident.
The premises will not be open for the next few days, the force said.
Manjaros serves a fusion of African and Caribbean food and was due to feed homeless people on Christmas Day.
According to reports, customers were urgently asked to leave the restaurant midway through their meals.
Police cordoned off an alleyway behind the premises.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here