A woman suffered facial injuries following an attack at a North East property yesterday.

Cleveland Police are appealing for information after a woman, 35, was assaulted by a male with a knife inside a property on Owton Manor in Hartlepool at 6:40pm on Tuesday (October 17).

The incident is believed to involve two males, one of whom threw a brick at one of the occupants at the address, and another who entered the property and attacked the victim with a knife.

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The first male who attended the property threw the brick then left in the direction of Macrae Road and potentially drove off in a silver or dark coloured older style of a Ford Focus. 

It is believed the man drove off in the direction of Owton Manor towards Wynyard Road.

He was described as wearing an orange high visibility vest under a black jacket.

A second man approached the address shortly after the first male, from the direction of Patrick shops near to St Patricks Church, and entered the property attacking the victim with a knife.

He was described as riding a mountain bike and was wearing a hat, dark coloured puffer coat and black tracksuit bottoms. It is believed he also made off in the direction of Macrae Road.

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The victim suffered a "laceration to her face" which required hospital treatment.

The males are not believed to be known to the victim.

Anyone who witnesses the incident or has any dash cam/ CCTV footage in the streets mentioned above between 6pm and 7pm is asked to contact Cleveland Police on 101 quoting 207248