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Eight people are held as woman fights for her life
The Chronicle
|November 24, 2025
EIGHT people have been arrested in connection with an attempted murder investigation in Newcastle as a woman fights for her life in hospital.
A police forensics officer outside a property in Elswick
Emergency services were called to reports of concern for a woman and a man at an address on Durham Street in the Elswick area of the city at around 6.45pm on Friday.
It's understood they had both been victims of a serious attack inside the property.
A woman in her 60s sustained a serious head injury and remains in a critical condition in hospital. The man, also in his 60s, suffered serious injuries and is in a stable condition.
Their next of kin has been informed.
A cordon has been in place since Friday, with a large police presence remaining in the area. Forensic officers were scouring the property yesterday and were spotted putting items in evidence bags.
This story is from the November 24, 2025 edition of The Chronicle.
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