POLICE have arrested seven men, four from South Shields and three from Darlington, in connection with an assault on Yarm High Street, on Saturday, July 21.
The 46-year-old male victim, from Hartlepool, remains in a critical but stable condition at James Cook Memorial Hospital, in Middlesbrough.
The suspects were released on bail pending inquiries.
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