Overview
- Northumbria Police were called to Durham Street in Elswick at about 6:45pm Friday, where a man and a woman were found with serious injuries.
- A woman in her 60s sustained serious head injuries and is in critical condition, while a man in his 60s is stable in hospital, with a cordon remaining at the scene.
- A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the Newcastle case and remains in police custody.
- In Bradford, police received a 9:24pm report of a man in his 50s with stab wounds on Beckside Road; he is in hospital in a stable condition with injuries believed to be life-changing.
- West Yorkshire Police arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of attempted murder in the Bradford case, with Bradford CID continuing inquiries and seeking information from the public.