Two Hartlepool brothers accused of trying to murder man found with serious head injuries to stand trial in August

Lee and Tony Clarke, both 31, deny trying to kill Shaun Brown in Catcote Road, on Saturday, November 16 last year.

They had been due to stand trial for it and other alleged offences at Teesside Crown Court on Monday, April 27.

But due to the coronavirus restrictions, the trial could not go ahead.

A new date for the case has been fixed for Monday, August 17, at the crown court in Middlesbrough, and is expected to last five days.

Both brothers also deny grievous bodily harm of Shaun Brown. They are also jointly charged with burgling properties in Fieldfare Road, Hartlepool, and Catcote Road, Hartlepool, on November 16.

Lee Clarke, of Wingfield Close, Hartlepool, has also pleaded not guilty to criminal damage of a door at a Hartlepool social club and contacting a woman in breach of a restraining order imposed at Teesside Crown Court on November 8, 2016.

The victim is understood to have been found with serious head injuries at an address on Catcote Road.

Numerous police attended and nearby Walpole Road was sealed off until the following day.

He was taken to hospital by ambulance in a critical condition.

Both defendants were remanded in custody during the court hearing to set a new date.

A bail application for Tony Clarke, of Wharton Terrace, Hartlepool, was refused.

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