A MAN is to be appear in court tomorrow charged with two assaults after an incident in Hartlepool.

The 27-year-old was charged with Section 18 wounding and Section 20 wounding after two others were injured near the Grand Hotel on Victoria Road on Sunday, July 27.

A 24-year-old suffered facial injuries.

A 26-year-old man suffered serious head injuries and is in a critical condition in James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.