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Man in His 40s Hospitalised After Assault Outside Byker Metro

Police urge witnesses to come forward in an active investigation.

Overview

  • Emergency crews were called to Byker Metro Station on Raby Street in Newcastle shortly after 11pm Monday following reports of an injured man.
  • Paramedics from the North East Ambulance Service treated a man in his 40s for a head injury consistent with an assault and took him to hospital, where he is stable.
  • Passerby Daniel Morland performed CPR on the man after guidance from ambulance dispatch until crews arrived.
  • Northumbria Police say those involved left before officers arrived and ask anyone with information to quote reference NP-20260413-1188.
  • A police cordon remains outside the station, and Nexus says passenger access is not affected.