AN INDIVIDUAL has come forward to help police investigate an alleged altercation in Middlesbrough.

The incident is said to have took place in the garden of the Dickens Inn on Southfield Road in Middlesbrough last year.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: "We put out an appeal on social media in relation to an incident at the Dickens Inn on Southfield Road in Middlesbrough last year.

"Following a successful social media appeal, an individual has come forward and the investigation will progress."

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Carl Lawson from Cleveland Police on 101, quoting event number SE18108621.

Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111, or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.