A MAN needed hospital treatment after being hit with a piece of wood during a disturbance.

It happened just before 4.15pm on Sunday (August 31) at an address in Elm Place, Newbottle, near Houghton-le-Spring.

Police arrived to find a 44-year-old man with arm injuries.

The victim was taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital for treatment.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of unlawful wounding and is helping police with their enquiries.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Northumbria Police on 101, extension 69191, quoting log number 962 31/08/14, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.