A man was taken to hospital following an attack in Redcar early this morning.

Police have issued a statement on the incident this morning in Redcar.

The attack took place in the early hours of this morning in the Westfield Court/Westfield Way area of Dormanstown, Redcar.

There were reports on social media that the incident involved a knife but this has not been confirmed.

A Cleveland Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called at 4.40am today (Sunday) to reports of a disturbance in the Westfield Court/Westfield Way area.

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“On their arrival a 33-year-old man was discovered with a leg wound and he was taken to hospital by ambulance, where he is still receiving treatment.

“While no one has been arrested at this stage, enquiries are on-going and police have remained in the area today.

“Detectives would reassure residents that this is believed to be a targeted incident, with no current risk to the wider public.

“We would appeal for anyone with information/dash cam or CCTV who has not yet spoken with police to contact Cleveland Police on the 101 number, quoting ref 153355.”

If you don’t want to speak to police, you can pass information anonymously to independent charity Crimestoppers online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org or by phoning them on 0800 555 111.

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said, “We received a call to 999 at 4:37am on Sunday to reports of a person injured in the Westfield Court area of Redcar.

“We sent one emergency ambulance crew and took one patient to hospital with a leg injury.”

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