Overview

• The collapse occurred around 5pm on July 28 in the churchyard of St John the Baptist Church on Grainger Street, where passersby reported two men unconscious.
• North East Ambulance Service dispatched three ambulance crews and a clinical team leader, and both men were taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
• One man has since been discharged and the other remains in stable condition under hospital care, officials say.
• Northumbria Police established a cordon that has remained in place for over 12 hours, restricting access to the city centre church grounds.
• Police enquiries are ongoing to determine what triggered the medical episodes in the church grounds.