Hartlepool Police want to trace woman in dressing gown after man suffers multiple injuries in assault

A man was found with “significant injuries” following an early-morning assault.

Police now want to trace two people – including a woman said to be wearing a dressing gown – following the incident in the West View area of Hartlepool.

Cleveland Police said in a statement: “A man was found with significant injuries on Carrick Street, in Hartlepool, following reports of a disturbance between a man and a woman in the street at 2.45am on the morning of Sunday, 31 May.

“When police arrived, the man was lying unconscious in the road with multiple injuries, including a significant injury to his head.

A man suffered "significant injuries" following an alleged assault in Hartlepool's Carrick Street.placeholder image
A man suffered "significant injuries" following an alleged assault in Hartlepool's Carrick Street.

“Officers were told that he had been assaulted by a man, who fled the scene with a woman wearing a dressing gown.

“Anyone who may have seen these two people fleeing the area, or anyone with footage of the incident, is asked to call 101, quoting reference SE26104122.”

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