Man taken to hospital as woman arrested on suspicion of GBH following domestic incident

Northumbria Police were called to a house on Meadow View, in Jarrow, to reports of a suspected domestic incident shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 5.

A man was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition with an injury to his chest which police say is ‘consistent with having been cause by a bladed article’.

An investigation is ongoing and a 26-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of intent to commit grievous bodily harm.

She has since been released on police bail.

Witnesses say police cars and forensic teams remained at the house in Meadow View throughout Sunday.

Detectives investigating the incident are now appealing for anyone with information to contact police.

A Northumbria Police spokesman said: “Police attended the address and found a man with an injury to his chest consistent with having been caused by a bladed article. He was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

“An investigation is ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

“A 26-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to commit grievous bodily harm and has since been released on police bail.

“Officers continue to carry out a range of enquiries into the incident, with all parties known each other. Anyone with information can contact us via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page of our website or by calling 101 quoting log 11 050720.”

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