Man assaulted in phone box in Hartlepool
A man has been seriously assaulted inside a phone box in Hartlepool.
He was attacked in the phone box on Wynyard Road opposite the Eskdale Road junction at about 11:50 GMT on Friday.
Police believe three men wearing hooded tops got out of a silver car, assaulted the 36-year-old man and then drove away towards Kilmarnock Road.
The victim was taken to the University Hospital of North Tees where he remains in a comfortable condition. Police are appealing for information.