The crime scene on Durham Street in Elswick

A man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder as a woman fights for her life in hospital. Northumbria Police officers received a report of concern for a woman and a man at a property on Durham Street in Elswick on Friday night.

Both are understood to be the victims of a serious assault . The woman aged in her 60s sustained serious head injuries and remains in a critical condition in hospital.

The man, also aged in his 60s, was taken to hospital for treatment of serious injuries. He remains in a stable condition, and the next of kin for both victims have been informed.

ChronicleLive reported on Sunday that eight people had been arrested in connection with the incident . One of those arrested; Ross Clancy, 39, of Dunholme Road

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