Neighbours have today told of their shock after a man was found injured outside their homes.
Police and paramedics were called to Alston Avenue in Walker, Newcastle, during the early hours of this morning and a man was taken to hospital.
A stretch of the street was cordoned off by police tape as a forensics officer got to work at the scene.
Meanwhile police could be seen searching a home within the cordon, which had a private hire taxi parked outside.
Neighbours told the Chronicle they had heard a man had been assaulted, although police are yet to release any details.
The North East Ambulance Service confirmed they treated one patient for head and upper body injuries before being taken to hospital.
A woman, who asked not to be named, said she was awoken by the sound of shouting at around 2am.
She said: "I heard shouting so I got up. It was frightening to see. We have got three daughters. It’s horrible.”
Residents came out their homes to watch the police activity this morning.
A number of uniformed officers were inside one home, while a single forensics officer placed numbered evidence markers in the road.
She also photographed an area outside the house and a car that was parked outside.
The officer could also be seen taking items off the road and putting them in small see-through bags.
One man, who asked not to be named, said he had also heard there had been an assault on a man.
He said: "We didn't hear anything last night then we saw all this this morning. It's horrible, poor bloke."
“I have got one kid, so it’s not nice to have this around.”
Another neighbour, who did not want to be named, added: “As far as we know someone was attacked last night. We have just heard it through the grapevine.
"It was a shock to see all the police this morning. It was like this this morning when I woke up.
And Diane Duffy, 55, who lives nearby said: “I was asleep when it happened. It was a surprise seeing all this when I woke up."
A spokesman for the North East Ambulance Service confirmed that paramedics had taken a man to hospital.
He said: "We were called by the police at 2.28am this morning to attend outside an address in Newcastle.
"We dispatched one paramedic crew and treated one patient for head and upper body injuries before taking them to hospital."
