Overview

• Scenes of crime officers remained at the pub front more than 15 hours after the assault to conduct forensic examinations.
• Cleveland Police corrected earlier reports and confirmed the attack took place at The Cleveland Huntsman rather than the nearby Tesco Express.
• A 30-year-old man was taken to James Cook University Hospital with serious wounds to his abdomen and neck and his current condition has not been disclosed.
• A 62-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of section 18 wounding and a 45-year-old woman on suspicion of assisting an offender, and both are being questioned by detectives.
• The North East Ambulance Service dispatched one ambulance crew and a clinical team leader within minutes of the 7.03pm call on July 24.