Overview

• At Teesside Magistrates’ Court, Pattison admitted two counts of criminal damage, two counts of actual bodily harm, one count of grievous bodily harm, violence to secure entry and possession of an offensive weapon.
• A five-hour stand-off unfolded on the evening of August 13 after officers responded to reports of a man armed with a knife at a property on Brabourn Gardens in Hemlington.
• Emergency services deployed around 50 officers alongside armed units, negotiators, firefighters, ambulance crews and gas company personnel to secure the scene and carry out safety checks.
• Neighbours reported windows being smashed and items such as cups, chairs and bricks being hurled from the property during the incident.
• Cleveland Police confirmed that Pattison remains in custody and that an officer received hospital treatment for non-serious injuries sustained during the stand-off.