Police have launched an attempted murder investigation with a man left fighting for his life in South Shields.
Emergency services were called to Brabourne Street at around 4.13pm on Monday and found a man, aged 54, who had sustained a serious head injury.
He was taken to hospital where he remains in a "critical but stable" condition, Northumbria Police have confirmed. A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody.
