A man has been taken to hospital following an assault outside a Wetherspoons pub this afternoon (October 3).
Emergency services were called to Wetherspoon's The Wouldhave Pub on Mile End Road in South Shields just after 1:30pm this afternoon to reports of an assault.
Following the incident, a police cordon was erected and one man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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Police have since confirmed an investigation is underway in to the assault.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “At about 1.35pm today (Tuesday) we received a report of a disturbance at The Wouldhave pub on Mile End Road, South Shields.
“It was reported that a man was assaulted outside the premises and had suffered a non-life threatening injury. The offenders made off from the scene immediately after the incident.
“Emergency services attended and the victim has been taken to hospital for treatment.
“A full investigation has been launched and enquiries are ongoing to trace those involved.”
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