A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two people in their 60s were found “seriously injured”.
Emergency services were called to a property on Durham Street in Elswick, Newcastle, at about 18:45 GMT on Friday after reports a man and woman had been assaulted.
Both suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital, where the woman remains in a critical condition with a head injury.
Northumbria Police said a man in his 30s remained in custody.