Police presence on Durham Street in Elswick

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder as a woman fights for her life in hospital. The North East Ambulance Service attended a property on Durham Street in Elswick at 6.38pm on Friday evening.

They raised a report of concern to Northumbria Police, with a man and a woman considered to be the victims of a serious assault. The woman in her 60s suffered serious head injuries and remains in hospital; while the man, also in his 60s, sustained serious injuries and is in a stable condition.

A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He remains in police custody at this time.

A cordon remains in place on Saturday afternoon and officers are in the area to carry out enquiries and offer reassurance to the com

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