Man still unconscious 36 hours after being knocked out in suspected brawl outside Wetherspoons

A man is still unconscious 36 hours after an alleged brawl outside a Wetherspoon’s pub in Bedlington .

The 56-year-old suffered a serious head injury during the alleged fight, which happened outside the Red Lion on Hartford Road in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Police and paramedics arrived and the suspected victim — who was laying unconscious outside the pub — was taken to hospital for treatment.

Detectives arrested another 56-year-old man and a 33-year-old man in connection to this incident.

Both men have since been released under investigation.

A Northumbria Police spokesman said: “Police investigating an assault in Bedlington are appealing for witnesses to come forward.