Three youths have been taken to hospital after having an unknown substance thrown in their faces.
Police and paramedics attended Longsands Beach in Tynemouth at around 9.30pm on Friday night. Officers had been told that a large number youths were engaging in disorder.
When they arrived, they discovered three males had had an unknown substance thrown in their faces. One of the trio had also suffered an injury to his eye after being kicked in the head.
