Overview
- Police were called to Hartington Close in Thornaby late on Sunday night after reports a man had been attacked with a machete.
- The victim is a 60-year-old man who suffered arm injuries and was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
- Crime-scene and forensic investigators were seen at the cul-de-sac on Monday morning as Stockton CID launched a formal inquiry.
- Officers have asked anyone with information to call 101 and quote reference 104713; no arrests have been reported so far.
- Local reports show police vehicles at the scene and apparent damage to a ground-floor window, and the investigation could lead to wider door-to-door enquiries in the area.