Officers are appealing for the public’s help after a woman sustained life-threatening injuries following reports of an alleged assault in Sunderland..

Just after 5am on 18th September 2024, police received a report of a disturbance on Victory Street in the Pallion area of the city. Emergency services attended the scene, where a woman in her 40s was found to have sustained life-threatening injuries. It is believed she was involved in an altercation on Victory Street before being struck by a vehicle, which then made off from the scene. She was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, where she remains in a critical condition.

An investigation was immediately launched and five people have since been arrested – two men, aged 40 and 54, and one woman, 26, on suspicion of affray. One man, aged 59, and a 28-year-old woman on suspicion of assault.

Officers are now appealing for witnesses to come forward with any information or digital footage which they believe could assist enquiries.