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Byker police incident LIVE: Huge cordon remains on Shields Road after 'attack'
Police have cordoned off a large section of Shields Road after a man was left seriously injured following a reported attack
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Everything we know on Shields Road disturbance with air ambulance landing at scene
A huge emergency response descended on Shields Road in Byker just after 7pm with the air ambulance landing at the scene