Man charged following incident in Walker yesterday

Two people have been charged following a disturbance in Walker yesterday.

At around 12 noon yesterday (Mon) police received a report that a group of people had been fighting with one another on Dunstanbrugh Road in Walker.

Emergency services attended and found one man had suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries during the incident. He was taken to hospital by paramedics for treatment and is currently described as being in a stable condition.

Three people were arrested by police following their attendance at the incident and officers have now charged two of those individuals.

They are a 27-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman, both from Walker, who have been charged with wounding with intent to commit GBH, a common assault and possession of a bladed article.

They will appear before Bedlington Magistrates Court this morning.