One man dead and another injured after incident in Hartlepool sparked large police response

A man has died and another is injured after a serious incident in Hartlepool.

The incident in the town sparked a large emergency service presence throughout the day on Sunday.

Cleveland Police were called in the early hours of Sunday 15 October in the Tees Street area of Hartlepool. Several cordons were placed around streets near the town's police station.

A large knife was recovered from the pavement, in an area between Victoria Road to York Road. Police also cordoned off an area from Tees Street to Raby Road, where a forensics tent was erected.

A search was ongoing at a property in the area.

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to an incident on Raby Street, Hartlepool this morning (15 October) at 5:43am. We dispatched three ambulance crews and one doctor."

A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and remained in custody on Sunday.

On Sunday the man who was assaulted was taken to hospital and remained there with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

Due to initial inquiries into the circumstances of the incident, Cleveland Police confirmed they were working with Counter Terrorism Policing North East on the investigation.

Counter Terrorism Policing had deployed its specialist capabilities to help establish what happened.

Officers said it was not believed that there was any outstanding threat to the public and the local community connected to this incident.

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