POLICE last night used a Taser to subdue a man wanted in connection with an alleged baseball bat attack on a woman.
The 38-year-old man had locked himself in a house on Freville Street, Shildon, and was making threats from an upstairs window.
Police were called about the original assault at 9.30pm and inquiries led them to the address on Freville Street a short time later.
The man was arrested at 11pm and held in custody overnight.
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