Man charged after pub assault left man in critical condition

A man has been charged after a 'violent' assault in a Middlesbrough pub at the weekend.

Emergency services were called to a report of an incident at the Jack & Jill pub on Crossfell Road on Saturday 11 May.

A 25-year-old man was arrested and has since been charged with inflicting GBH. He is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates Court on Monday 13 May.

A man, aged in his 40s, remains in hospital in a critical condition.

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