Four people have been arrested following a disturbance in Bensham, Gateshead, after a teenager was left with life-changing injuries. A man and a 15-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
On Tuesday evening, police received reports of a car being driven at a man in Bensham. An injured man in his late teens was taken to hospital after the disturbance in the Dunsmuir Grove area. The man remains in hospital in a stable but critical condition.
Incident Details
The incident took place just after 6.15pm, and both the North East Ambulance Service and the Great North Air Ambulance Service attended the scene. Three others at the scene, a man in his 40s and two male teenagers, suffered minor injuries.
Police said those three people had all been arrested in connection with what happened as enquiries were ongoing. Today, police confirmed that four people in total, two men aged 27 and 45 and two teenagers aged 15 and 17, have been arrested.
Arrests and Charges
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and a 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of affray and section 18 assault."
The spokesperson added: "A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and affray and a 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of affray."
All four have been released on police bail.
